[RIP Scott Mader] The Life Well-Lived

We don’t usually get to pick how or when we die.

Scott L. Mader

We can, with some work, grit and luck, pick the sort of life we live.

Scott Mader, who passed away this week at the age of 57, sure did; his story has lessons for all of us.

Earnest is the first word that comes to mind when I think of Scott; while he had lots of qualities (a dry sense of humor, funny smart, a real moral compass, etc.)… Read the rest

New Traditions: Updated

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There were a few reactions to a piece last week called New Traditions that merit sharing:

Willamette University classmate and SAE fraternity brother Ron Yan noted that beyond my nickname of “Right On Smitty” due to my unrelenting pursuit of relevance, that “As I recall, we had many more, but certainly less publishable nick names for you.”… Read the rest