Month: June 2017

  • Star Wars Bloodline: A Political Space Adventure?

    Star Wars Bloodline: A Political Space Adventure?

    On the plane ride to Oregon this week, I finished reading  a new book. If you’re looking for a good read in the Star Wars universe, I highly recommend you check out the recently published Bloodline. This story focuses on the late Carrie Fisher’s character, Leia Organa, in the years leading up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.…

  • Parenthood: Leavin’ on a Jet Plane

    Parenthood: Leavin’ on a Jet Plane

    Sometimes, work requires that you travel. When I was working for my previous company, travel wasn’t irregular, but it wasn’t a big deal for me to pack up and move from my bachelor pad to a hotel room. Since moving to Google, I’ve had the fortune of only traveling a few times a year. It’s…

  • Parenthood: Nine Months Later

    Parenthood: Nine Months Later

    I don’t get sick often. Prior to the start of 2017, I think I could count on one hand the times that I had a high fever in the last ten years. One of the hardest parts of parenthood so far came when we had to take our daughter on her first trip to daycare.…