Red Mike Messages

Red Mike Message: The Fishbone Test

Rot starts at the head

Bones point to the deeper cause

Fix the roots, not the noise

#Fishy #DrinkTheBourbon

Red Mike Message: Designed on Paper

Push-start still works fine

Simple gears beat clever code

Motion beats polish

#DrinkTheBourbon #engineering

Let's Try Again... 12-26 Message

Make Every Day Christmas!

Red Mike Message: Five Laws

Monday starts the noise

Clarity beats busy work

Grace sharpens leaders

#FiveLaws

#drinkthebourbon

Red Mike Messages: Barefoot Heroics

Cut skin on cold glass

No backup, no easy way

Heart keeps moving on

#YippeeKiYayMrFalcon #DrinkTheBourbon

Red Mike Messages: Unemployed at Christmas

Still here, still breathing

Cold nights do not cancel dawn

You are not finished

#HaveFaith #Drinkthebourbon

Red Mike Messages: A Festivus for the Rest of Us

Airing grievances

Aluminum pole stands tall

Serenity now.

#Festivus #DrinkTheBourbon

Red Mike Messages: The Partridge Method

One note, then repeat

The song grows longer each time

Boring builds the miles

#23birds #DrinkTheBourbon

An 18-year-old runner explained learning with a Christmas song: add one thing, then repeat everything. That boring, unfancy discipline is how miles, knowledge, and leadership quietly compound.

Red Mike Messages: What’s in a Name?

Names blur on paper

Ink misses the human face

Details still matter

#FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon

What’s in a name?

Sometimes a headache, sometimes a lesson in why details matter and people aren’t just data fields.

Good leadership takes the extra minute to get the basics right.

Red Mike Messages: A Quiet Pioneer (with Her Own Words)

Quiet strength holds firm

Power earned through reasoned calm

Institutions last

#Conservative #DrinktheBourbon

I missed the anniversary of Sandra Day O’Connor’s death — but her example still matters. She showed that real leadership isn’t loud or performative; it’s grounded in integrity, restraint, and respect for the institution you serve.