Sent my novel manuscript to the printing press for its first life in physical form (for beta reading). It hasn't sunk in yet and mostly won't until the evening whiskey 🥃 Happy Friday! #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Warning from 1982 (Jacob Palme, Stockholm).

Phrase I heard today, “How can we expect our kids to tear down and replace the global patriarchy if they can’t practice on their fathers.”

“The nine-men’s-morris is filled up with mud And the quaint mazes in the wanton green For lack of tread are undistinguishable.”

Jet lagged in Dubai. Timelapse across the sunset hour.

Well done, Lufthansa! You surprised me with a free upgrade from Business Class and it was a very comfortable 10.5 hour trip from Frankfurt to Houston!

“Democracy has to be judged not just by the institutions that formally exist but by the extent to which different voices from diverse sections of the people can actually be heard.” ~ Amartya Sen, 2009 … preface to “The Idea of Justice #IranProtests2022

Day 1 in #SanFran … touristy photos and dinner with old classmates and new friends!

Ok, #SanFran what is this on the hill?!? Something similar to what we saw on #Westworld?!?

I was honored to accept this award on behalf of all the employees at John W. Stone Oil Distributor. This award continues to validate our commitment to the environment. We've managed to outperform our ES&G targets year over year. We have reduced Green House Gasses

Adventure complete, Either I've reached the expected Extract Point, or the current Latitude & Longitude is as far as I can and I'll need Extraction here! | Find me with inReach➜inreachlink.com/CH47BFJ

Welcome aboard, Michael and John! As seasoned sales executives, we're excited to have you on board to support and propel our growing energy market, policy, and geopolitical research and advisory business. Rapidan Energy Group Welcomes Michael Muhlbach and John Renfro to Executive

I’ve benefited so much from my friend Bob McNally’s deep expertise, incl his exceptional Center on Global Energy Policy book. One of the things I love about our friendship is the ability to occasionally & respectfully disagree. I have a different take on International Energy Agency here: linkedin.com/pulse/climate-…

Thanks to Sam Harris’ 2010 book “The Moral Landscape”, I take inspiration for my chapter on Decision Making in Uncertain Times, part of a larger work on Physical Oil Trading as seen from the front lines. How the brain reacts to “expected uncertainty” vs “unexpected uncertainty”.

#leadership among #thoughtleaders in #energy

Thanks Shanu Mathew for capturing our exchange in one place for people! Appreciate your following it and this thoughtful summary.

Thank you Jason Bordoff for the high praise and for your steadfast encouragement!