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Embracing Family Time While My Wife Travels for Work
April 6, 2023
As I write this, my wife is embarking on another work trip to the Philippines. It's always hard to say goodbye, even after a decade of her making this journey. While I'm excited to spend some quality time with our kids, I can't help but worry about her being on the other side of the globe.
Will the AI advancement leave room for my code aspiring son?
April 6, 2023
During dinner tonight, I asked my 14-year-old son and almost 13-year-old daughter if they had any updated thoughts on what they wanted to do when they grew up. Whenever we have dinner together, I t...
Create vs Compose
April 5, 2023
The concept of "creating" implies the act of producing something from scratch, while "composing" refers to the skill of putting together different elements to form a cohesive whole.
The future of information will be wild
April 4, 2023
The rise of AI has made it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake audio and video content. With the widespread availability of sophisticated editing tools and deepfake technolo...
My Two-Week Adventure: Building a Personal Blog with Strapi, React, Netlify and most importantly Chat-GPT4
April 3, 2023
As my kids are getting older, I'm finding myself with more time on my hands. They are 13 and 14 now, so if you know, you know. I kid. They are amazing, and we have a great relationship. That said, ...
Unleashing the Power of Airtable for Marketing Forecasting and Planning
March 3, 2023
In today's fast-paced, data-driven world, effective marketing forecasting and planning can make all the difference in the success of your campaigns. One tool that has proven indispensable for these tasks is Airtable, a highly versatile and powerful platform that combines the best features of spreadsheets and databases. With its user-friendly interface, customizable views, and robust automation capabilities,
The First 30 Days: How to Determine If You Made the Right Hire
February 23, 2023
We all know that hiring is important. We design job descriptions, interview questions, and final presentations because of this. Sometimes the need to get someone in the seat can cloud our decision-...
Campaign planning for marketing with advanced Google Sheets
September 13, 2022
In 2022, there is still a gap in marketing program and demand gen planning. There is no good software solution that effectively ties together LinkedIn Ads, Google Ads, HubSpot, and Salesforce for a...
The Skid
November 7, 2017
Last week my mother and father-in-law bought my son his first bike. You know, the two-wheel kind. He’s had a couple of tricycles and a scooter but it was the right time to move up the big leagues. ...
What Nintendo taught me about being a dad
November 24, 2016
About a week ago a co-worker sent me a .zip file of Nintendo ringtones that took me down memory lane. I giggled and reminisced as I heard the old but familiar sounds of Super Mario Bros., Mike Tyso...
Riley and Addy in: Special Powers
September 29, 2016
When my kids were younger they would have parent reader days at school. Instead of brining a book we wrote one together and then I had it illustrated. The result was some smiling kids as a read a s...
Playing Company
March 16, 2016
When I was 10 years old, I got my two younger brothers into a room and told them that we were going to start a company. We were going to call it BWG, Inc. (my initials, of course). All I needed wer...