Andrew Coy
husband & father; cyclist; former senior advisor in obama white house;
senior strategists for csforall; nomcon lead; owner of initial velocity...
Noah's Ark
Modern-Day Equivalent
Today during Sunday School (the second portion of Sunday church service) we studied Noah's Ark.
The typical recounting of this is geared towards kids during early bible-study years, and as such, focuses a lot more attention on the awe-inspiring spectacle of every kind of animal entering the ark (in two's or sevens') than the death . . .
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Rob and Cheat
Eroded Trust
There are serious issues within the Baltimore Police Department that have been coming to light over the past few weeks. Communities throughout the city have voiced deep frustration and mistrust for a number of years now but "the cost of Baltimore police corruption grows" higher and faster as the list of offenses are becoming public.
. . .Behave Like an Adult
Thank You John Perry Barlow
This week, Internet Pioneer and the founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), John Perry Barlow passed away quietly in his sleep at the age of 70. 
Forty years ago, John Perry Barlow wrote 25 points that he aspired to live up to:
- Be patient. No matter what.
- Don't badmouth: Assign responsibility, not . . .
Without Water
Crisis in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa is staring at a disaster happening slow-motion. "Day Zero", as it is being called, is the day that tap water will be turned off at the source for most of the city's 4,000,000 residents.
There are a host of reasons contributing to this moment in time, including "a combination of poor planning, three years of . . .
The Whole World
What Would You Give?
I've been reading more recently. As part of the new year, I even have a goal to read all of the standard works (New Testament, Old Testament, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants).
This week, I've been reading through the Gospel According to St. Mark where I paused to think about the question: "Or what shall a man give in exchange . . .
Falcon Heavy
SpaceX for the Win
In case you missed it somehow for some (hopefully good) reason, SpaceX launched their test Falcon Heavy rocket. The 230 ft tall rocket has the thrust capacity to launch a fully-loaded "737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel" but in a funny and brilliant play, launched a test mass that consisted of Elon Musk's Tesla . . .
Before Sunrise; After Sunset
Double Workout
I woke up this morning 2 minutes before my 4 am alarm would have gone off. According to my Strava, it has been since the 1st of December that I was out riding in the 5 o'clock hour and the 9th of November that I was riding in the 4 o'clock hour. Either ice, sickness, or travel (or all three) have kept me from the early morning workouts. . . .
