Anything that is not Urbanism, Advocacy, Bikes or Boats
It’s been five years since I retired from NASA and the TLDR; is: I have never looked back. As Lisa says: Alex is the busiest, happiest retired guy I know. Of course, there is a lot of nuance to retirement and not everyone has such an easy time. If you are interested in my take, keep reading.
… Read More Reflections on Retirement Five Years In
One of the things most people don’t know about me is that I am a dyed in the wool Frank Zappa fan and have been for 50 years. He was able to find the best musicians from all genres, create a band around them, and write music around the specific talents of those band members that brought the best out of them and the music was diverse, defying categorization.
… Read More The Present Day Composers Refuse To Die
Thoughts on the current and coming changes at NASA.… Read More NASA Is Dead, Long Live NASA
The idea that I am a “Utility Ball Player” has been swirling around in my head for years and I’ve finally made my peace with it.… Read More Being A Utility Ball Player
Pardon the diversion from the usual Urbanism, Bikes and Boats, but I am thrilled with the launch of Artemis I, the third generation of NASA’s Human Space Program. I’m thrilled to have played at least a small part in making this program the best it can be.… Read More Artemis I Launched!
My day job at NASA came to an end July 30, 2021 after 35 years. Here’s a recap of the last five months since then and how I’ve moved on.… Read More T Plus 5 Months: Every Day Is Saturday
I don’t typically discuss my day job on this blog because it is really about what I do in my “leisure time” and I prefer to talk about bikes, boats and urbanism, which are my current extracurricular passions. But I had this great opportunity for a retrospective of my career at NASA and it was been a fantastic ride!… Read More A Break From My Regularly Scheduled Program