Until recently, my experience with sitting in a sauna was based on the past. My childhood friend had an outdoor one built by his father. Oftentimes, my friends and teammates ended up in the YMCA sauna after basketball, racquetball, or swimming. Regardless, the physical benefits of regular sauna use have always been positive, so [...]
As we move forward into 2024, the world looks quite a bit different than it did just a few years ago. We have seen rapid growth in technology, fueling our collective plans for humanity. We have witnessed conflicts on a massive scale, resulting in tremendous casualties and trauma. We continue to see the varietal [...]
What brings you joy? I would say my family, exercise, and wellness – running and being outside with nature and my dog. What would you like to learn? I would like to learn a foreign language or two. I love studying product design too. Who or what inspires you? I would say, people who [...]
If we are lucky, we wake up each day and experience a world shaped by our past experiences, current feelings, and internalized projections of what the future holds. As individuals, we are responsible for managing ourselves, including the version presented to the world; our personalities, moods, and behaviors. The output helps to form our [...]
In June of 2022, I completed onboarding training for netlogx – for the second time. I am part of a growing collective referred to as “the boomerangs,” the label given to netlogx employees who leave for a period and return with updated knowledge to apply to projects. For me personally, the years that I [...]
In spring 2022, I ran a half-marathon at the Pinkney-Crooked Lake Trail here in Michigan. The trails were challenging at times, but the scenery was extremely rewarding throughout the entire race. I thought the event was well managed and enjoyed it so much that I signed up for another race with the same organization [...]
In late 2021 my family moved from East Lansing to my wife’s hometown in southeastern Michigan. The pandemic introduced sickness and change to the world in both subtle and drastic ways. The entire world was suddenly different. Within a few months our daycare closed, my wife stepped away from teaching, and we were stuck [...]
