Category: <span>Pragmatism In Action</span>

There was a time when basic maintenance meant basic maintenance. Brake pads. Lights. Sensors. A starter. A module. A part comes off, a part goes on, the car checks out, and you move on with your life. That used to be the general understanding of ownership. You bought the vehicle. You maintained the vehicle. You…

Todd asked me about evaluating old laptops and electronics, and that is one of those questions where the answer is simple until it is not. I have salvaged, purchased, repaired, reused, and repurposed a lot of laptops and electronics over the last twenty years. Some of them were useful. Some of them were junk. Some…

The rideshare industry is approaching a crossroads, and the latest lawsuits against Uber may prove to be one of the moments that changes everything. Recent litigation, including an $8.5 million jury verdict in a sexual assault case and thousands of similar claims still pending, has now expanded beyond individual lawsuits. Shareholders have begun asking whether…

One of my favorite statements people have thrown at me over the years is: “You’re going to die alone.” Now, you’re saying this to a pragmatist. A pragmatist hears that statement and immediately responds, “Yes, probably.” Unless we’re involved in some larger event—a plane crash, train wreck, bridge collapse, or some other disaster—we all die…

Sunday Return Traffic This playlist was inspired by a day that started with a simple goal: go out, work, and see where the road led. What followed was a collection of moments that seemed almost scripted. The day included airport runs to Logan, a French teacher heading to France only hours after joking about the…

This one took about five takes to get done. Not because I didn’t know what I wanted to say. I knew exactly what I wanted to say. The problem was trying to say it clearly, keep it short enough for the video, and not let my irritation take over the entire thing. By the time…