Harry Potter captured the attention of an entire generation of young men and women, and remains one of the most popular franchises ever. Even kids today, 20+ years after the first book came out, know who Harry, Hermione, and Ron are. I was in my teens when the first book came out and I, like most people my age, was...

I’ve worked from home since 2012. I can’t honestly believe that it has been that long. You can probably say that I’ve been working from home since before it was cool. During that time, I’ve learned two things: It’s not for everyone and that there are perils to working only from your home office. It’s Not For...

Over on Mastodon, I follow Joel. Joel also has a blog, which I found through his Mastodon account. Now, before I found his blog, I wasn’t much of a follower of blogs. Sure, I’d view a few posts here or there if I were looking for something, but mostly I stuck to more traditional media. This was a horrendous mistake....

One of the worst ways to write a story is to include a ton of flashbacks. I can handle one or two throughout a story, but these days many authors (both fanfiction and original) use flashbacks to tell significant part of their stories. This bugs the crap out of me, for many reasons. Lazy Story Telling This is...

I turned 40 years old in March. There’s something about turning 40 that makes you feel like life is passing you by. I don’t know if anyone else has this feeling, but for me, it has made me think of all the things I meant to do that now seem unreachable. After all, 40 is obviously too old. I’m dead now. (🤣)...

As I talked about yesterday in my April 2025 wrap up, I spend far too much time on TikTok. I’m talking about near 24 hours a month. That’s 12 full days every year, if not more. That’s absurd. Before we talk about the negatives, let us talk about why I use TikTok in the first place. It’s Not All Bad There’s actually...

We’re just running through this year. Time is flying, and honestly, it hasn’t been that much fun. But, time going on does mean it’s time for another monthly wrap up, this time for April. Reading It was another rough month, but I did do some reading this month. Fiction Flux: A Cyberpunk Romance for Men by...

My goal for 2025 was to spend less money, save more money, and invest some. Turns out, it was a shitty time to start investing. But, I did at least put some more money into my retirement accounts each month, so that’s a goal kept. The low-spend part, thought? Epic, and I mean epic , failure. I’ve spent far too much...

Music is very personal. We all like what we like, and there’s not much that anyone can say to change that. So, despite knowing that what I like is very unlikely to resonate with others, I’m going to talk about my favorite bands of all time. I’ve already done TV and Movies, so check those out if you want to see more...

I reread books. A lot. In fact, I’d estimate that I spend more time rereading books I’ve already read than I do reading new books. I think if I were diagnosed, this is some form of OCD or something. When I get attached to a good story, I will read it again and again until I get bored with it. It doesn’t matter if...

Write everything down. If there was one life lesson that I wish that I had learned earlier, it’s this. Write everything down. My memory is Swiss cheese and has been for years. I can remember the oddest things about history, but couldn’t tell you what I had for lunch yesterday. A trivial thing to remember, but my...

I have wanted to start my own history-related publication for a long time. I’ve worked for one long enough to know that it’s a large undertaking, which is why I’ve not actually pulled the trigger. But the time has come. I’m going to officially launch my second YouTube channel in a few weeks if all goes well. Like...