Category: Personal Blogging
Personal Blogging
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On Fools and Fanatics
I have an acquaintance who I follow on instagram, I will not name him. Daily, he posts political memes. They are the sort of ‘gotcha’ political memes that try to paint the side he dislikes in as preposterously buffoonish. Some have truth in them, some have happily untethered themselves from the reality of our world. Read more
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On The Big Lie
I was reading some of Oscar Wilde’s short stories and writings at the Brookline Tatte this morning. The coffee shop was absolutely packed so I resorted to sharing one of those big tables in the middle of the room with 9 strangers. It’s probably the least intimate setup I could think of. I was reading Read more
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On Great Man History
In recent days, I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of watching Steve Jobs videos on youtube. There are 30+ years of product releases, demos, press conferences, interviews, ect to pour through. For all his highs and lows, Steve was just an interesting guy. There’s this thing in history circles called ‘Great man history’ this idea Read more
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On Curmudgeonliness
I’m reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about a mountaineering group who scaled Everest in 5 days. In the words of the WSJ, this “rocked the mountaineering world.” They did this by using a pre-acclamation routine with Xenon gas – in other words, they inhaled rocket fuel. Apparently, this is highly controversial. Even Read more
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On Grandeur
Instagram has become what Facebook once was for me — A place to gawk at acquaintances. I don’t take pride in this, but I constantly do it. I’ve previously bemoaned Instagram’s uniquely luring presence in my life. That feeling that if I deleted it, I would be missing out on what’s happening with those around Read more
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On Heists
An excerpt from Revenge of the Tipping Point, a book I found to be good but somewhat overpriced: They were now on notice. History was being made. They waited. Could the Yankee possibly strike yet again? At 5.30, the phone rang. An unknown white male – slender, Southern accent, Yankee cap – had just robbed Read more
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On Death
Compared to the vast majority of people in my life and in the world, I have very little experience with death as something immediately affecting my life. Yes, I’ve had grandparents and pets die, and yes, I’ve had deaths hit loved ones or friends hard, but for a 28 year old who’s lived through a Read more
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On Bean Counting
This one is mostly just me complaining. You’ve been warned. For the second day in a row this week I found myself staring at my ceiling at 3am. I wish I could say this was some sort of romantic self-struggle that I’ll ultimately overcome in Act 3, but the reality is less romantic. For whatever Read more
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On Actualization
Last night, for the first time in a while, I got to hang out with my roommate and just talk. We played chess and took turns firing ideas back and forth at one another. It was a sobering reminder that the majority of the ideas I jot down are not the finest to exist. It’s Read more
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On Caffeine Breaks
I typically take my coffee black — that isn’t something I take any sort of weird, shallow pride in. It’s a humble responsibility that I take on bravely knowing others aren’t capable of handling it. Originally, I was introduced to coffee with a lot of cream, but when I ran out of it I quickly Read more