by Brian Crawford | Jun 2, 2021 | thoughts
I posted this thought essay on my business and project management site a month ago, but really, this seems like much more of a personal exploration than a purely business-related post. So I’m cross-posting it here. Here’s a hypothetical story for you. When Josh...
by Brian Crawford | Apr 13, 2021 | thoughts
Two doors down from our building you will find three small bronze plaques on the ground outside the door. They’re called “Stolpersteine” and there are over 70,000 of them placed throughout Europe. Together they comprise one of the largest Holocaust...
by Brian Crawford | Mar 3, 2021 | thoughts, writing
To celebrate a year+ of sheltering at home, here’s me, my Kindle Paperwhite, and Callum’s (now my) Nyan Cat pillow. The Czech Republic has the highest COVID infection and death rates in the world, so this situation is unlikely to change anytime soon (unless we can...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 13, 2020 | thoughts
The sun popped out from behind the clouds here on the we(s)t coast long enough for me to walk to the drug store to get a flu shot. And it was free, because Canada has universal health care. I want to talk about something people seem to have missed in the discussion...
by Brian Crawford | Sep 15, 2020 | thoughts
I‘ve been feeling stressed today due to the uncertainty of what the coming months may bring, concerns about my family, and the worsening COVID situation in Prague. 2020 is turning out to be Murphy’s Year. In fact, the other day my uncle informed us that London Bridge...
by Brian Crawford | Jun 5, 2020 | thoughts
I don’t know about you, but I love paths like this one. Callum and I encountered it while taking a long walk in Prague near the Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science at Charles University. To me, this path speaks of grand adventure – that traveling up...
by Brian Crawford | Jan 8, 2019 | thoughts
Unloading the dishwasher and trying to figure out which of the plastic cups spark the most joy.
by Brian Crawford | Nov 16, 2018 | thoughts
So of course I took a selfie 🚙🚌🚗🚛🚕
by Brian Crawford | Oct 5, 2017 | thoughts
I’ve recently switched from coffee back to tea. I find the caffeine from tea is not quite as electrifying as that from coffee, which helps to even out energy levels. And since I used to drink a lot of Earl Grey tea before I switched to coffee, the scent of...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 2, 2017 | thoughts
I could spend hours in a craft store making up stories about the people in picture frame stock photos.
