Petroleum Engineering SD Refining Co. 18 May 2017 Crude oil and coffee, black. In March, notice arrived that Zack and I made it to the Governor's Giant Vision Contest to test the mettle of SD Refining Co. against…
Life at the Front Lines April Winter MT Driving 9 Apr 2017 Walking through the door last night to my home away from home, my arms still shook and my legs would not stop twitching. Mary hugged me before my bags hit the…
Grad School How To Doing the Thing 6 Apr 2017 Amy Poehler writes in her book, Yes, Please, “talking about the thing is not the thing. Doing the thing is the thing.” To this, I would add blogging about the…
Best Practices… Rote Trips (Part II) 26 Mar 2017 This semester an opportunity presented itself that simply could not be passed up: finish my bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering at MT Tech (while living, working, teaching and conducting my…
Best Practices… Moscow, Russia (Part 3) 6 Mar 20178 Mar 2017 Day 3 of the conference and my day to present. Up to that point, I made my way in and around the exhibition floor, sifted through presentations in Russian while…
Life at the Front Lines Rote Trips (Part 1) 28 Feb 201724 Mar 2017 Rote: mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned. A rote trip differs from a one-off road trip in that you have the advantage of experience. Rote trips, by definition, have…
Abundant Life… Righteousness 22 Feb 201722 Feb 2017 You know it is a great sermon if you are still thinking about it days after Sunday brunch. My Pastor preached on Christ's perfection last Sunday. Perfection, he defined, is…
Abundant Life… Moscow, Russia (Part 2) 14 Feb 201714 Feb 2017 We made it to Moscow without incident, but it required my skipping the espresso stand at CDG airport. Mom strongly urged me to pack my week into one carry-on suitcase…
Abundant Life Bleak Beauty 6 Feb 2017 I drove through southeast Montana with the moon rising before me and the sun setting behind me. The mountain ranges in Montana are truly spectacular. Standing at the foot of…
Abundant Life MTM (Part 2) 2 Feb 20172 Feb 2017 The day I signed that contract I had $11 and some loose change to my name. I had enough food in my refrigerator to get me through to the first…