Be Loud

A preface for a more frequent, less subdued, and louder voice - online and off.

Finding Art Again

"There are so many happy accidents that happen between the lines that are uniquely Morgan Freeman." - Nicholas Cage

Peru

I was often asked, "Why Peru?" to which I'd always replied, "Why not?" I spent a week discovering art, history, fantastic food, and practicing my Spanish.

Four Days

I've wanted to avoid writing about fitness, especially my ever-evolving routines and self-improvement challenges. But I want to capture how I've been spending the last week or so, hoping it may help me stick to it for the foreseeable future. For some background, I'm

On Personifying AI

Observations about how and when we personify brands and things are very interesting. Yet, without a firm opinion on the subject myself, I asked the subject for its own take. How would you personify AI?

I Am Not A Morning Person

Days are short and few. Should you find breath come morning, Then morning will do.

It's All Art

Like you, I'm a failed artist.

You Only Need One

I've tried, with varying success, to reframe the idea of YOLO (you only live once) to not justify every whim but to drive oneself to work towards lofty dreams.

If it scrolls endlessly, it's probably not good for you.

Or maybe I'm sensitive to the subject of excess. Even on LinkedIn, you can find yourself doomscrolling. But wait, what about joyscrolling? Or is that access to excess just as dangerous? The best books have endings.

Unexpected Deposits

If necessity is the mother of invention, conflict is its father. – Kenneth Kaye

On Staying Home

He said, "Let me know how [it] is. It's on my 'popular but likely overhyped' list." and the contrarian in me awakened.

How Do You Spend Your Day?

No, really, how do you spend your day? Inspired by VisualCapitalist's original cataloging of the daily routines of famous creative people, I decided to make one myself. The exercise was primarily creative and an excuse to refamiliarize myself with Alpine.js. It didn't take long before