Star Spangled Stupidity
Today in “Why NextDoor Is the Worst,” this is someone’s “without comment” post from Veteran’s Day, which was commemorated here on the compound with coffee...
The robots are here
This is Atlas autonomously moving engine covers. They’re not coming for our jobs, they’re here for them. Because rather than adapting work areas that are...
Closing arguments
Trump and Harris are wrapping up their campaigns this week. A lot of people will vote on a single issue. I can’t think of a more pertinent single issue than...
That time email cost me a job
I once had seven interview rounds over four months for an integrator job. For those of you not familiar with startup speak, an integrator is an admin on HGH,...
What John Cena taught me about my novel
It was Wrestlemania XL (40 to you non-Roman fanboy types) this year, and as a latecomer to most things, including the appeal of what is clearly scripted but...
High beams
I’ve started walking after dinner, for a couple of reasons, mainly because walking after a day of sitting helps me move on from what I’m doing for a primary...
Knowing it all
I miss knowing everything. Having all the answers. Being smarter than everyone else. Because I, like my fellow Christians knew that The Secret wasn’t some...
Like a prayer
Scrolling through images of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene, I nearly did what I had done for years when faced with immeasurable catastrophe,...
Sirens
One of the perks of living near a nuclear power plant is that the first Monday of the month at noon they test the area’s warning sirens. They’re not just for...
Catching Up
Kabul, 2021, the Crossfit gym another expat had set up in the secure hotel we lived/worked/drank in at the time. I was attempting to end another period of...
Get your wings
You could live a life where you never learned that Red Bull is energy drink. But you’d still know the name. Because they’ve positioned themselves as the ones...
Head down in the dark
Most mornings I’m walking before dawn. In the dark, headlamp on, worried more about a deer colliding with me out of panic than anything. When it’s daylight,...
Nothing To Say
That’s never true. We know we have something to say. What we don’t know is whether anyone’s listening. If there’s someone to hear it. Acknowledge us. Witness...
More Is More
More isn’t better. It’s just more. And it makes it less fun. Whatever it is. A slice of pizza. A favorite song. A hug. But none is worse. No pizzas, no...
Deload
It’s a word used in weight training. Refers to a time of active recovery. Where you dial back the intensity, the volume, or both. It’s a step back so that...
Big Wins
“It’s the little victories.” Little to who? Some days laundry is my moon landing. Getting out of bed? Everest. We’ve been taught to rate ourselves by our...
Thermostat? Or Thermometer?
Watching Jon Bernthal interview his brother. Bernthal’s always been an interesting guy to me. Beyond the roles he’s played in TV, movies, he’s just one of...
Ideal Conditions
We can look at conditions one of two ways: They weren’t ideal for what we had in mindThey were ideal for what resulted It’s not about controlling parameters,...
Who Would Jesus Bomb?
Maybe Jesus would bomb the SyriansCause they're not Jews like himMaybe Jesus would bomb the AfghansOn some kind of vengeful whimMaybe Jesus would drive an M1...
Helping Hands
If you read one story about the war in Gaza, make this one from the Atavist about Layan Albaz, a teenager who lost her friends, her family, and her legs to...