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Jeff Gaard is an architect/project manager in the Architecture & Building Engineering Group at Mead & Hunt, a company that charges itself with the task of “shaping the future by putting people first”. Within the company, he writes about the intersection of project management and Mead & Hunt’s culture of doing the right thing. On this site, he expands his observations to other areas of interest. A cyclist for over 40 years, he searches for unexplored routes and hills, and always looks forward to “a few more miles”.

Deliberate Strides…a letter to my daughter

May 23, 2022May 24, 2022 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

Congratulations, Abigail, on graduation from St. Olaf College! Your accomplishment is one more stride, and a big one at that, in a lifetime of purposeful activity. In my memory, a tangible expression of your diligence were observations when picking you up at the end of a school day. As I watched other students, I noticed … Continue reading Deliberate Strides…a letter to my daughter

A message of hope for Good Friday

April 14, 2022April 15, 2022 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

As Christians around the world focus on the gospel’s good news in anticipation of the joy of Easter, juxtaposed with the Russian assault against the good people of Ukraine, I am reminded of Bill, an early mentor in my career. I knew them simply as Ukrainian Easter eggs, and admired Bill’s patience and ability to … Continue reading A message of hope for Good Friday

Father’s Day Ride…with Dad!

July 1, 2021 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

Gaard v2.0 and Gaard v1.0 - check us out on Strava! I may be biased, but…well, my dad is way cooler than your dad! Since getting an e-bike this spring, Dad (Virgil Gaard, 83) has been chewing up the local trails near Madison, Wisconsin, routinely posting rides of 20, and even up to 30, miles. … Continue reading Father’s Day Ride…with Dad!

By the Numbers

November 23, 2020December 1, 2020 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

Good Friday 2018, Day 0    Christmas Eve 2020, Day 1,000 I live within the Driftless Area, a region of southwestern Wisconsin that also includes parts of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. The region escaped the flattening effects of retreating glaciers during the last ice age and is characterized by steeply forested hills and deeply carved … Continue reading By the Numbers

A Healer’s Touch

April 10, 2020January 21, 2021 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

Apropos for Holy Week, at least from my vantage point, is a story I submitted after receiving a life-giving bone marrow transplant. Coincidentally, my transplant took place on Good Friday (2018), a day that Christians around the world focus on the gospel’s good news in anticipation of the joy of Easter. Amidst current COVID-19 events, … Continue reading A Healer’s Touch

Solving Problems…and Making Things Fit!

April 8, 2020 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

I  liked Dennis. Not only my client, he became my friend. Honest, upfront, and fair, I never wondered what he thought about the quality of our services. He lived his life by a series of self-generated maxims – some humorous, some serious, all pithy and exactly on point. One helped soften the blow when our … Continue reading Solving Problems…and Making Things Fit!

The Corwin Story

April 7, 2020 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

"...we boarded the bus early every morning and spent our days walking the rows, braving heat, humidity, and occasional rainy days and mud. Cancellations were cheered, though rare; Corwin's definition of "rain" was different from mine!" - A Few More Miles:  Seed Development All of us whined about Corwin. One particularly rainy day, the bus … Continue reading The Corwin Story

A Matter of Trust

January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 ~ A few more miles ~ 2 Comments

The master boatbuilder George Yeoman Pocock, quietly watching the boys as they propelled his wooden creations, understood the mechanics of a flawless rowing stroke – catch, drive, release, and recovery.

Seed Development

January 25, 2020February 7, 2020 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

I should have expected it, as I grew up in Eldora, a rural Iowa farming community. Still, I was disappointed gazing out an Iowa State dorm window and seeing nothing but cornfields, from street to distant horizon.

Daessub and Faz

January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 ~ A few more miles ~ Leave a comment

Faz, an upper-level leader with a nationally respected structural engineering firm, had dozens of major projects to his credit and a doctorate in structural engineering (in the A/E consulting industry, Ph.D.’s are few and far between).

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