It seems an odd thing to say—but I delighted in the clip of Shane MacGowan’s funeral. The clip of Glen Hansard leading a motley crew of Irish musicians through a mournful but stills somehow joyous version of “Fairytale of New York” is something to behold. It wasn’t all so joyous, of course. The clip of … Continue reading On the party that was Shane MacGowan’s funeral
Author: T Coe
On transitioning to the manager mindset
I saw so many new opportunities come in today that I felt light-headed at moments: How is turning these around possible? How can I— Well…exactly. It’s no longer an I; it’s now a we. In my last role, when an RFP came into the firm, it landed on just one person’s plate: mine. But now…I’m … Continue reading On transitioning to the manager mindset
On 8 things from last week (12/11/23)
Watch The Rehearsal. dir. Nathan Fielder. This was not what I thought it was. The first of six episodes is a trick—oh, great! it’s a serial structure where each episode involves a different person rehearsing something. But, as someone familiar with Fielder’s final season of Nathan For You, I should have expected something a lot wilder and stranger. … Continue reading On 8 things from last week (12/11/23)
On the fantasy of Zoo Lights
I think about the lion in the Utica Zoo more often than I probably should. More than a decade ago, I went on a chilly visit to the Utica Zoo and spent a few minutes sadly eying the lone lion there, who was pacing his enclosure, having tread a circular path around the perimeter. Wary … Continue reading On the fantasy of Zoo Lights
On the best prank pulled on me this year
Be warned: this is a nasty little piece of business! I was pulling out of the parking lot the other day when something caught my eye: a strip of white paper tucked under my car’s windshield wiper. A glance was enough to tell me it was not a handout from a local Chinese place looking … Continue reading On the best prank pulled on me this year
On information overload
Most of my brain’s processing power this week went towards digesting informations. And I’m exhausted. I read through probably 150 project sheets over two days, and it was like putting my brain through wind sprints. Even worse was when I opened Google Maps and started trying to relate the projects by location instead of just … Continue reading On information overload
On the cheer of Christmas lights (and lights in general)
There's a hill not far from my house that looks down on our little watershed—when I drive down this hill, I get a decent glimpse of Ralston Valley. Most of the time, it doesn't feel like a valley: it feels like just another tract of Front Range suburbs, the same low-density suburbia that rolls across … Continue reading On the cheer of Christmas lights (and lights in general)
On geographical ignorance
Sometimes I think that when I tap out a quick post, the topic will just go *poof* from my mind. As in, there! are you happy now? I’ve BLOGGED about you! This doesn’t often work. It really hasn’t worked this week, as I race through Mindset, gobbling up what is admittedly a middling read—a real … Continue reading On geographical ignorance
On diverging mindsets
I just picked up Carol Dweck’s Mindset and I’m already—just 70 pages in!—grappling with its implications on my life. While I was already familiar with the basic distinction between “fixed mindset” and “growth mindset,” it became apparent that I’d never actually thought about them. I knew the concepts but I didn’t understand them. I see … Continue reading On diverging mindsets
On 7 things from last week (12/4/23)
Watch House of Kardashian. I just plain don’t know much about the whole Jenner-Kardashian clan, so this brief docu-series was an informative, if painfully biased, watch. Cars. Dir. Pete Docter. I’ve now watched the Pixar film at least seven times through, thanks to an enthusiastic toddler in my house. And you know what? Sure, it’s a crass … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (12/4/23)
Taylor Coe 