by Phil Bean | Aug 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
While it’s technically not over — with an extra bonus week given how this year’s calendar fell — with September looming only days away, that end-of-summer feeling is in the air. The evenings are cooler, the days a little shorter, and back-to-school ads have faded in...
by Phil Bean | Aug 16, 2026 | Adventure
It may be a stretch to call it impossible to know where to begin telling stories from the East, but as I sit here recounting everything that’s happened over the past two weeks, it certainly feels that way. While this journey sadly does have an end, from the...
by Phil Bean | Aug 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
After years of talking the talk and dreaming the dream, our bags are finally packed, the route is officially mapped, and the whale watching tour is reserved. The first official vacation since 2024’s epic Disney parks adventure, the Beandricks’ family is...
by Phil Bean | Jul 19, 2026 | Being a Dad
Smoke-filled evenings aside, these past few weeks have provided me with a handful of precious moments that let me know we’re entering a new age of parenthood. Not that spending time with my children is anything new, but as they have gotten older the way we spend...
by Phil Bean | Jul 5, 2026 | General
Ahhh, summer. The special time of year when the kiddos get to be kiddos and play, explore, bask in the sun and heat and all the glory that comes with sleeping in. It’s admittedly difficult to leave the house every morning without a goodbye hug – their...
by Phil Bean | Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fortunately, I don’t have to travel for work often. With my values rooted in family and time spent together outdoors, I don’t think I’m cut out for the type of work that requires me to be on a plane more than a couple of times a year. That said, when...
by Phil Bean | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
I doin’t always sit down with a plan on what to write. Some days I’ve got the topic days in advance, some days, days like today, I just let the words flow – I don’t know what’s coming, but I speak from the heart. Let the words flow out....
by Phil Bean | Jun 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Bigger. More. Better. Words that humans can become consumed with in nearly every aspect of our lives. Made some improvements at work? Great. Now let’s make those improvements even more efficient. Got a new barbecue for the backyard? Yep, it’s 35% bigger...
by Phil Bean | May 27, 2026 | General
What an interesting world we’re living in right now. The words turmoil, uncertainty, frustration, confusion, anger and disruption all seem to come to the forefront of conversation amongst family, friends, colleagues and peers. As divided as the world may seem,...
by Phil Bean | May 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
In a quaint little town at the edge of a quarry, The loveliest place to kick off our story, Sits a man and his thoughts on a slow moving morning, Admiring the birds and the songs they’re performing. The dew on the ground, gives a glistening sight, As the sun...
