While working on the boat in West Palm Beach, Florida, I have had to take many Uber trips to get where I’m going, both for work and for personal adventures. Having done some work in the ride-share industry at Flywheel, I’m fascinated by the process. One of the things that I’ve been thinking about a lot is the science of how they pick the numbers to display at the end of the ride as suggested tip amounts. Here is a mock tip screen: ...
After a break from doing the trip, I decided to do the Grace delivery this year from Newport to Miami. We started on Saturday, November 2nd, and arrived in Coconut Grove late on November 8th. While I’ve had one voyage that wasn’t super eventful until the VERY end, most of my voyages have had at least some sort of challenge and adventure. You never know what you will hit off the coast of the eastern seaboard. ...
I’ve written about it before, but I want to Write a book. I’ve wanted to for as long as I can remember. As someone who had such a challenge reading, creating something that someone else would read is an epic dream of mine. Last year the Wildsam Guide to Newport came out and I was immediately dissapointed. I remember reading through it and being like, “how can someone read this and appreciate the town of Newport?” It’s reviews seemed to be written by tourists who had some and spent some time, but never really invested in understanding what makes Newport so special. The history sections read like book reports. None of it connected. ...