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Learning pride of workmanship from craft brewers
I’ve been raving lately about how the consumer is the true winner in the craft brewing industry. Local craft breweries are popping up in...
Luke Miller
Aug 5, 20221 min read


Multiply by three, or more!
I’m guessing many people share my ‘underestimation’ of time requirements when beginning a new project. My historical list of over...
Luke Miller
Jul 29, 20221 min read


Journey to explore. Explore to learn.
I cringe at the ‘trailer trap’. A friend buys their first $60k holiday trailer and every holiday for the next ten years’ revolves around...
Luke Miller
Jul 22, 20221 min read


Just ask, who knows you just might learn something new
Olive is often embarrassed by (or simply used to me) asking many questions of strangers any time I am genuinely curious about something....
Luke Miller
Jul 15, 20221 min read


What you put out into the world always comes back to you
Whether you believe in Karma, the law of attraction, or simply the probability of pleasant returns, my experience has shown me that the...
Luke Miller
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Beautiful endings
We generally remember the last part of an article, the last thing discussed at a meeting, and the last portion of most conversations....
Luke Miller
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Old Souls
We can all imagine a person who carries themselves with a presence of calm, serenity of spirit and maturity well beyond their years....
Luke Miller
Jun 24, 20221 min read


There is a better way
I am bike obsessed. I don’t do a tonne of riding, but shopping, browsing, and obsessing over bikes has been a hobby for about 20 years....
Luke Miller
Jun 17, 20222 min read


Help mister… our calf is drowning!
I was already quite stressed after struggling to load our dog Winnie into the car for her vet appointment. She had been quite sick the...
Luke Miller
Jun 10, 20222 min read


The stories we tell
This morning I informed Olive about a job that I had recently applied for, which I was very excited about. She informed me that she was...
Luke Miller
Jun 3, 20221 min read


Learning from bad landings
Last Saturday I was shaken up by the worst landing I’ve had in twenty four years of flying. While rushing to get my newest aircraft back...
Luke Miller
May 27, 20222 min read


Kill the intro!
As more of my information diet is being streamed from online sources such as youtube, I am noticing that I am becoming much more aware...
Luke Miller
May 20, 20221 min read


First bus ride ever!
As we approached the end of her second year of school It was kind of sad to hear Hazel say “I’ve never been on a school bus before”....
Luke Miller
May 13, 20221 min read


What does efficiency look like?
“Do you think we should get Ikea to place our online order in a ‘pick-up locker’? Karina asked as we were heading to Edmonton this week....
Luke Miller
May 6, 20221 min read


Anything but a backpack
An improv activity that I occasionally implement is 'taking an alternate route'. Whether driving home from work, or walking out to do...
Luke Miller
Apr 29, 20221 min read


A little appreciation feels amazing
I know that intrinsic motivation is supposed to be enough. These are the rewards that internally manifest when completing meaningful...
Luke Miller
Apr 22, 20221 min read


Will they cry when you’re gone?
Based on Olive’s uncontrollable sobbing you could have assumed that a loved relative had died, or perhaps her dog was killed, or maybe...
Luke Miller
Apr 15, 20221 min read


We all need a ‘spotter’
Recently, Olive assumed the role of my ‘spotter’ during my morning training. At eight years old she is finally able (and willing) to...
Luke Miller
Apr 8, 20221 min read


Finding a lost dog
By the third day of searching for our lost dog Winnie, my imagination was going to pretty dark places. Visions of … Winnie being consumed...
Luke Miller
Apr 1, 20222 min read


Bring your pet to work
Last week I finally got the opportunity to meet Paisley, the newest canine addition to our office halls. Watching Paisley arrive on the...
Luke Miller
Mar 25, 20221 min read
