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  • Play and Rest: Requirement Not Reward
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    Play and Rest: Requirement Not Reward

    Mar 21, 2026

    Even bees play. Rest and play are not a reward…

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    Devil’s Advocate: F*** Right Off

    Mar 14, 2026

    If your only contributions to the conversation are critical, you…

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    Enchiridion – A Stoic Case Study

    Mar 7, 2026

    Knowing when to stop – a Stoic case study

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    Why Marriage is Hard

    Feb 28, 2026

    Being a good partner means being better

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    Stoics Read-Along

    Feb 21, 2026

    What does it mean to live a good life under…

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    There Are Five Lights

    Feb 14, 2026

    Rereading 1984 recently reminded me of driving out to Vancouver…

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    Men are Not Competing With Other Men

    Feb 7, 2026

    When is your company worth the effort?

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    Why Leadership is Hard

    Jan 31, 2026

    When you’ve been trusted, you have an obligation

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Bernie May

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Forty-five years of project management, adventure, and wonder out of my neuro-spicy head and into yours

Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Currently writing for myself and editing for others, with a little executive/life coaching for select clients.

In my spare time I renovate farm houses, restore motorcycles and boats, walk my dog and dance in the kitchen with my partner and sweetie.

Stylized portrait of Bernie

Practical Managers

Forty-five years of project management, adventure, and wonder out of my neuro-spicy head and into yours

I write mostly about technology, leadership, project management, culture and communication.

Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Currently writing for myself and editing for others, with a little executive/life coaching for select clients.

In my spare time I renovate farm houses, restore motorcycles and boats, walk my dog and dance in the kitchen with my partner and sweetie.

Welcome to My Brain’s Garage Sale.

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