Identifying where and how you get what you give. I had just turned 40. I was feeling increasingly stagnant at VSCO and recognized the need for a change. I began discussions with leadership about my desire for greater involvement. It was straight-up politicking, with my objective being a title change to formally lead...

Hampstead Heath today My plane landed in the London darkness at 5:30am this morning. The 15 hour flight was extruciating. I took the train to Farringdon to give myself a walk through an old haunt to my hotel in Kings Cross. London has changed a lot since I knew it 30 years ago. I waited for my hotel to open it's...

This and That for Sale

This is clearly the result of living in a capitalist society. In recent years, people have felt the pressure to monetise their hobbies, so there’s a constant state of hustle. We all need money to exist in our society. In the online communities and circles where I try to hang out, there is a slight pressure to...

I just read a new article focusing on Mastodon: Christina Dunbar-Hester's "Showing Your Ass on Mastodon." (I've put in the bibliography, too). It has inspired a blog post!

Cory Dransfeldt’s article It’s past time to delete your Reddit account reminded me of this overdue step. The Firefox bookmarklet of the PowerDeleteSuite worked great and deleted all my posts and comments before I waved goodbye. This made me think back at other accounts that I have abandoned in an attempt to minimize...

YouTube is amazing, but… …it’s so f*cking addictive. In the past few weeks, I’ve significantly reduced my social media usage. The only social media apps remaining on my phone are Snapchat (still a great way to communicate with a few friends for me), Mastodon and YouTube. And it works great. I don’t miss anything and...

My recipe for a delicious cup of pour over coffee. When done well and with fresh coffee, this will be the cleanest and brightest cup of Joe you’ll ever have. Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 5 min | Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 1 Ingredients 30 grams fresh1, coarse ground coffee 350 grams hot (not boiling) water Adjust...

Good question. I guess a natural follow up question is: Why did you start in the first place? My thoughts on it: "Writing to learn": I believe that writing is a great way to learn. It sorts floating thoughts somewhere. Sure, could be private notes. Could be a physical notepads. Could be voicenotes. But since I make...

This post is enormous, clocking in at 7.5K words. Strap yourselves in, make some tea, and I hope you can forgive any typos. Walsh: That's your opinion. Hitchens: Well, guess what? Guess who's saying it? That's a very clever thing to say. Shall I ask, would you prefer I answer with your opinion? What a fatuous...