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Curiosity

Secret Club: Sourdough
Curiosity Food Secret Clubs

Secret Club: Sourdough

ByGlen Van Peski February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

I’ve written before about what I call Secret Clubs, including stovetop coffee roasting, PDX Carpet, and Luv Ya Bye.  As we become interested in a particular topic or skill, we naturally learn more about it and/or get better at it through practice and experimentation.  We…

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Signs of the Times
Curiosity Fear

Signs of the Times

ByGlen Van Peski November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

I tried to get my buddy Brendan Leonard to write about this, but now that he’s being routinely quoted in the New York Times, he’s too busy. It’s not easy being an engineer (or being married to one, as Francie will attest).  You…

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The Science of Uncertainty
Curiosity Uncertainty

The Science of Uncertainty

ByGlen Van Peski June 27, 2024June 26, 2024

My dad, though a man of few words, has given me some great advice over the years.  One such pieces of advice was “You always end up getting paid what you’re worth.  If you want to be paid more, figure out how…

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Secret Club: PDX Carpet
Community Connections Curiosity

Secret Club: PDX Carpet

ByGlen Van Peski March 21, 2024March 21, 2024

I’ve written before about what I call Secret Clubs.  As we become interested in a particular topic or skill, we naturally learn more about it and/or get better at it through practice and experimentation.  We get excited about the interest, and share it with…

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Keeping the christmas spirit
Curiosity Gratitude Relationships

Keeping the christmas spirit

ByGlen Van Peski January 11, 2024January 9, 2024

A couple of years ago, towards the end of January, with the Christmas lights and decorations long packed away into boxes in the basement, we notice that baby Jesus was still on our mantle. We were about to bundle him…

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Curiosity
Connections Curiosity

Curiosity

ByGlen Van Peski December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

Five-plus years ago when we moved to Bend, I started the process of connecting with new health care professionals. It’s not a fun process, trying to figure out the best people to see for your particular situation in a new…

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