About Me

Hey, I'm James Golebie [goal-ah-bee]. I work in product management, make small things for fun, and live in Pittsburgh with my wife, Emily.

At CoverMyMeds, I work on products that make prescriptions more affordable for people paying cash. Outside work, I turn small annoyances into little personal projects: games, websites, and tools.

I love a good spreadsheet. I've built them to compare TVs before buying one and to make my own fantasy-football power rankings. I like figuring out how something works and making it simpler for the next person.

I grew up in Pittsburgh's South Hills. As a kid I sold refreshments on a golf course; later I caddied and worked at a driving range. I still like making things, improving them, and spending time outside.

These days I run, ride, golf, cook, and watch a lot of sports. I notice good design in products, in places, and in tiny details nobody had to get right.

I use this site to share what I've made, written, and found worth keeping. I wrote more about why I made it in The New JamesGolebie.com.

Curiosities

I keep a running list of the writers, movies, YouTube channels, games, people, and quotes I return to.

Things That Make Me Happy

• a perfect sandwich
• air conditioning in hotels
• lucky numbers
• vintage signs
• mixes labeled with themes like, "rain", "for sleeping", "for driving"
• when the lights dim before previews in the movies
• dogs
• soft pretzels with cheese & mustard
• new car smell
• climbing into bed with clean sheets
• paths/bridges that are made for people (not cars)
• old stadiums
• trains
• backpacks
• spoons
• that nighttime glow after fresh snow
• the first sip of coffee in the morning
• a nice jacket
• the smell of rain on hot pavement
• finding a close parking spot
• natural waterfalls
• riding on two wheels
• the weight of a good pen in your hand