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2024 didn't go as I expected. I declared my intentions for this year with a surplus of confidence and a simple plan, yet I've missed them all.
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Talking To Your Phone
This is more about social media than it is about golf. It was 8 AM and 40º. I had six clubs and 70 minutes of solitude. Followed by countless minutes of staring and talking into my phone.
November 11, 2024
Today, I feel an incredible sense of accomplishment. As promised, with no training or warm-up, I tackled Murph this morning, and now, I'm back at my desk, ready to dive into work. I got what I was hoping for - a renewed confidence in my ability to overcome.
November 10th, 2024
This lengthy preamble is to prevent me from reimagining my intentions and goals and to avoid trying to frame how this effort will turn out tomorrow. I’ve done Murph at least once a year for the last seven years, with one year as an exception due to injuries and
Dissolution or Delusion
History has shown that this may be a mutually desired path. If achievable through diplomacy, perhaps this is the way. Dissolution in politics is when a state, institution, nation, or administrative region dissolves or ceases to exist, usually separating into two or more entities, or being annexed. This can be
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.
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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.
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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.
retrospect
Unexpected Deposits
If necessity is the mother of invention, conflict is its father. – Kenneth Kaye
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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.
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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
retrospect
Be The Cookie
A friend on Slack shared a photo of her son years back blissing TF out over a cookie. When she stumbled upon the image, it made her feel happy, and she wanted to share that feeling. It worked. The joy on his face is palpable. Then, others on the channel
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Who Are You?
"most of us are heavily influenced by our social environment"
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Kinetic
Disclaimer: I have no idea where this is going to go. It's been quiet here. Even Grammarly has slid into my DMs, pointing out how little I've written. I've got a dozen concepts, intros, outlines, and ideas collecting digital dust, but I haven'
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The Panda Welfare State
I’m not against animal conversation, but I do agree that some animals are more worthy of our money, resources, and time. You could argue that the Panda is no different from other species and that our world has evolved quicker than it has. In reality, it ceased to evolve
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A heavy sigh is still a complaint shared.
This thought was originally posted on December 17, 2021. Today, I found myself trying to challenge the sentiment. I thought maybe this was the kind of thing that stoics get knocked for. Suck it up and suffer in silence. No. That's not it. I used to say "
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Carol & The End of The World
Don't be like Carol, her parents, Donna, Luis, or Eric. Don't wait to live your life.
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Music Review: How Do You Sleep At Night? With You
Last year, I stumbled across an artist named Teezo Touchdown. Immediately, I had to check my assumptions and suppress my reaction to how he presented himself.