Author: Colin
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On Obscure Excellence
I have a certain fascination with people who choose to become very good at obscure things – actually, the word is envy. I envy them. I always think of Zack Hample. Zack has decided to become the best in the world at catching baseballs. Was he masked up behind home plate, trying to catch sliders… Read more
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2023: A Year of Correlations
As another year comes to a close, it’s time for resolutions. I’ll spoil this for you: I don’t like resolutions. They typically don’t work — unless you’re a shareholder at a gym, in which case they work fantastically. Still, the week I have off from work is a time when I can’t help but reflect… Read more
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On Pagliacci and Rabbit Holes
Often I feel like I live in a life of neurotic rabbit holes that I am the only one spastic enough to actually care to investigate. I’d like to share one here. I should warn you – the answer at the end isn’t anything spectacular, but that’s the nature of these things. Many of them… Read more
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On Authenticity
Peter Damian was a Benedictine monk in the 11th century, he is known for a lot of noble things like his knowledge of the bible and his early writings on reform in the church – but perhaps mostly, he is known as a big proponent of self-flagellation. That is to say: if you want to… Read more
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Testing
12/9/2023 This is just a test because I have no idea what I’m doing here. Read more