Kickoff For February 17, 2025
After a weekend away house hunting, it's back to the grind. Not that preparing The Monday Kickoff is part of that grind. It's one of the parts of the week to...
Kickoff For February 10, 2025
Another set of weird and wonderful (well, I think think they're wonderful) reads this week. I hope you enjoy them. With that out of the way, let's get Monday...
Kickoff For February 3, 2025
The first month of 2025 is over, and it was a bit of a roller coaster wasn't it? Will the next eleven be as undulating? To be honest, I'm not sure I can take...
Kickoff For January 27, 2025
Here we go again. I've got nothing to say other than I hope you enjoy this week's selection of reading. With that out of the way, let's get Monday started...
Kickoff For January 20, 2025
In the coming weeks, you'll notice links to more than a few older articles in this letter. That's the result of me clearing out my reading backlog. I'll try...
Kickoff For January 13, 2025
Two weeks into 2025 and reality hasn't melted down yet. Give it time; the year's still young! No need to throw in the towel yet, if only because I've got a...
Kickoff For January 6, 2025
Another year rolls around. They seem to do that faster and faster, don't they? Regardless, welcome to 2025. To help you get the first Monday of the year...
Kickoff For December 16, 2024
The Monday Kickoff will be taking a short holiday hiatus and will be back on January 6, 2025. If you celebrate the silly season, I hope you and yours have a...
Kickoff For December 9, 2024
Another weird and wonderful mix of articles this week. Mostly new(ish) ones which got in the way of me clearing out my backlog of older articles. That'll...
Kickoff For December 2, 2024
Welcome to December! It's only a few weeks until that day. You know the one I'm talking about. I hope the lead-up to it isn't stressing you out. As a...
Kickoff For November 25, 2024
Here we go again. And I mean that in a good way. Well, for the most part ... Thanks for letting me drop this letter into your inbox. I hope what you read...
Kickoff For November 18, 2024
Over the last several months, I've had some short opportunities to shift into what English writer Warren Ellis calls lab mode. That's been helpful to both...
Kickoff For November 11, 2024
On and off throughout the life of this letter, I've received an offer or two of sponsorship or partnership. Every time, I politely but firmly refused. While...
Kickoff For November 4, 2024
It's November already? I'm still trying to figure our where March went ... I guess time does pass by faster as you get older. Which is unfair. Very unfair....
Kickoff For October 28, 2024
It's Labour Day here in my antipodean home. Yet here I am, when I should be having a lie in or something, sending you another edition of The Monday Kickoff...
Kickoff For October 21, 2024
I've got nothing pithy or mildly witty to share this week, so let's get Monday started with these links: What Really Happened to Michael Rockefeller —...
Kickoff For October 14, 2024
It's good to be back. OK, the letter really didn't go anywhere in the last few weeks, nor did it take the short hiatus I expected it to. But with a broadband...
Kickoff For October 7, 2024
While I still don't have access to the internet at my new home (that will be changing soon), I've found a way to send this edition of The Kickoff to your...
Kickoff for September 30, 2024
A few people have asked me if I use a generative AI tool to help me process and summarize the articles that I read for The Monday Kickoff. I don't....
Kickoff for September 23, 2024
Even with the rush and stress and general madness that comes with the process of moving between cities, I was able to pull together an edition of The Monday...