Sunglasses as an investment vehicle
COLEVANS Dear Reader, In my lifetime, I have owned 3 pair of expensive sunglasses. One pair of Ray-Ban Aviators in…
Stretch learning
COLEVANS Dear Reader, As I write this, I a reading The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea. It is…
I am not my code
COLEVANS Dear Reader, In my mind, I hand craft bespoke solutions to problems; each solution as finely engineered as a…
Just say no
COLEVANS Dear Reader, No is the hardest word in the English language for me to master. (Ignore my kids howling…
I don’t take plumbing advice from my roof guy
COLEVANS Dear Reader, As a homeowner in Florida, yes, I have a ‘roof guy’. My guy’s name is Steve. I…
How to solve the problem of crappy software.
COLEVANS Dear Reader, A lot of the software we uses these days is crappy. Poorly built, insecure, crap. How do…
Think like a house painter, not an artist
COLEVANS Dear Reader, The lifecycle of a software project: Simple and easy to use Useful Complex to understand but still…
Leaders have to earn trust
COLEVANS Dear Reader, Leaders earn trust from their followers. Leaders give trust to their followers. To be a leader, you…
Love is a verb
COLEVANS Dear Reader, I love Coco-Cola – no, Pepsi is not ok. However, if a restaurant does not have Coco-Cola,…
Lead by example
COLEVANS Dear Reader, “A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for…