Mid-November 2023 Edition

November 17, 2023

Hidey ho! Welcome to my new newsletter, where I muse about what's on my mind, share some cool links, and talk about what media I'm consuming. What's On My...

November 2023: The Thankful Edition

November 4, 2023

Word! Welcome to my new newsletter home, Buttondown. I previously hosted this on Substack, but transitioned away because they’re horrible people. What's On...

October 2023: the Screw Ryan Reynolds Edition

September 22, 2023

Howdy! Welcome to my new newsletter home, Buttondown. I previously hosted this on Substack, but transitioned away because they’re horrible people. What’s On...

September 2023: The False Fall Newsletter

September 9, 2023

Greetings, programs! Welcome to my new newsletter home, Buttondown. Not that Substack deserves it, but you can read my last edition there to understand why I...

Media Diet 2021

January 1, 2022

For several years, I’ve tracked what media I’ve consumed, from books to movies, podcasts to comics books. This was inspired by blogger Jason Kottke and his...

How It Started / How It's Going

August 24, 2021

Hey, kids! It’s been four months since I’ve written on my newsletter. While I’ve been gone: I wrote on my blog about relapsing on social media.I got a...

On Blogging More

May 17, 2021

It’s been over a month since my last newsletter, as I’ve blown my personal goal of publishing once every fortnight. It’s OK, but not OK. I always feel better...

Happy birthday, Marshmallow!

April 16, 2021

Happy birthday, Marshmallow! Today, you’re five years old. According to cat age charts, that makes you 36 in human years, a number barely larger than your...

How long does Spam last when you bury it? Asking for a friend.

April 9, 2021

I’m humbled to know this picture I drew for Bruce’s 50th anniversary is now a mural in the front stairwell. April 9th is a significant day. 24 years ago...

Post-Vaccination Thoughts

April 1, 2021

A quick note to share I got my first round of COVID-19 vaccination! Thanks to the efforts of my wife-turned-vaccine-hunter, I was able to get into UTSW’s...

1 Second Everyday 2020

March 18, 2021

Usually by this time, I’ve long-completed my 1SE video for the previous year. For those not familiar, 1SE stands for 1 Second Everyday, a mobile app which...

Enter the Door Man!

February 23, 2021

A couple weeks ago, the Planet Money podcast attempted to license a Marvel superhero to jumpstart their own movie empire (of you haven’t listened to it or...

Control and Response

February 5, 2021

To paraphrase two American heroes: “What a month…huh?”“Lemon, it’s February.” Last week, a fellow runner asked what others were doing to better themselves...

America's Mental Health Day

January 20, 2021

I picked a helluva year to quit social media. On New Year’s Day 2020, I set a mindful goal to perform less doom-scrolling, and instead invest my time in...

Media Diet 2020

January 5, 2021

Howdy, y’all, and welcome to the first post of my newsletter experiment. If you like what’s below, feel free to share it out. Overview In 2018, I made a vow...