“it’s Franklin! – the new Paris, France!” Ezra proclaimed in his strong Russian accent. Ezra was one of two friends who invited me to their marathon weekend in the oil region just outside of Pittsburgh. “As long as I can take my bike”, I said ——— I left Franklin on the gravel bike Saturday morning.…

Today we put two tires on a Ford F-150. Raised it from blocks and put those suckers on there after 20 minutes of tsunami force rainfall. It’s Connor’s soon to be truck. The owners of the truck, who used it for their brewery, came out and offered to take the trash cans out of the…

It’s 10:30pm, and Jared passes under a bridge to the sound of metal clashing on the asphalt road. “What the hon???” He said. Im about 10 seconds ahead of him, and a wheelbarrow has just been viciously thrown from my 1999 midnight blue Ford Ranger. Jared turned the corner to see the wheelbarrow laying lifeless…

We recently made our first hire in our business. This presents a new challenge of how to effectively lead others and end up with the results we strive for; in quality, customer service, etc. And I want nothing to do with being a micro managing leader, or bog down employees with rules, so I’ve crafted…

Documenting my work – rather… what is Nathan working on, what’s working on him, and does it mean anything for myself or others. This is a journaling/blog practice encouraged by one of my favorite entrepreneurs, Derek Sivers, who is a strong advocate for writing about your work and teaching others through it. His philosophies are…