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Luke Miller
Aug 11, 20231 min
ASK, even when the answer might be NO
My instructions were “KEEP BUILDING!” as my youngest daughter went out for a walk with her mom during our recent lego building project to...
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Luke Miller
Aug 4, 20231 min
Avoid overwhelm
I own a briefcase sized metric and SAE socket and wrench set that accomplishes 95% of the mechanical duties that I encounter. I know...
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Luke Miller
Jul 28, 20231 min
Mechanical advantage
Normally a request to help move a piano is an immediate NO. Leave it to the professionals, I have hurt my back too many times. This week...
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Luke Miller
Jul 21, 20231 min
Conversational threads
I had an amazingly awkward conversation with an older neighbour recently, where after exchanging multiple goofy surface level...
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Luke Miller
Jul 14, 20231 min
Forced Fear Facing
I cringingly watched my daughter Hazel catching crabs at the beach with her bare hands, something that I have never done in my 43 years....
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Luke Miller
Jul 7, 20231 min
Better by design
I was recently in awe of the engineering and efficiency of a portable espresso press that I’ve owned for multiple years, and had yet to...
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Luke Miller
Jun 30, 20232 min
Lost and found
There was a four hour search today where Karina and I ‘toe-combed’ every bit of sand and scum in a ten thousand square foot section of...
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Luke Miller
Jun 23, 20231 min
Low Visibility
During a recent flight, I had to make do with some less than ideal visibility. While still technically legal for VFR flight (2 miles), it...
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Luke Miller
Jun 16, 20231 min
Over deliver
I’ve had to make pre-work stops at our local Peavy Mart on two separate occasions recently. Although the sign proclaims ‘8:00am open’ in...
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Luke Miller
Jun 9, 20231 min
Hang Loose
There is a sweet kindergarten girl in the room across the hall from me at school that drops me the ‘hang loose’ (thumb and pinky extended...
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Luke Miller
Jun 2, 20231 min
Apologize NOW!
An apology is a beautiful thing. It is from the heart. It shows remorse, reflection, and empathy. It expresses the desire to do better....
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Luke Miller
May 26, 20231 min
Robot Lawn Care
My Instagram has been inundated with ‘robo’ lawn mower ads lately. I’m not sure how it knows that I am obsessed with automating menial...
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Luke Miller
May 19, 20231 min
Keep me in the loop
As Karina patiently waits to find out if she is the successful candidate for a permanent teaching position, the stress levels around our...
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Luke Miller
May 12, 20231 min
Jumping the gate
It’s amazing how easy it is to jump a gate when there is something you really want on the other side. I watched Hazel easily climb over...
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Luke Miller
May 5, 20231 min
There’s no substitute for the experience
An old retired friend was fondly regaling a recent trip to Mexico City. He was very impressed with many elements of his visit including...
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Luke Miller
Apr 28, 20231 min
The ‘Cool’ Factor
Olive and I fueled up a very cool airplane this week at the Vegreville airport. It was a Piper Super Cub on bush tires that was on a...
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Luke Miller
Apr 21, 20231 min
Work Besties
I read another article recently which touted the importance of having a ‘best friend’ at work. People with best friends at work perform...
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Luke Miller
Apr 14, 20231 min
Context is everything
While following a vehicle with a large bumper sticker boldly touting “Remember the Creator and Prepare to Meet Him”, I was more than a...
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Luke Miller
Apr 7, 20231 min
Laughing at your own jokes
I was howling with laughter at an inappropriate fictitious story that I was telling Karina on our drive this week. We were describing a...
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Luke Miller
Mar 31, 20231 min
Weeks to live
I am in the process of ordering my 4K weeks poster (https://4kweeks.com/), which is a weekly countdown to death. Although it sounds...
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