Kickoff for September 16, 2024
Publishing of The Monday Kickoff might be a bit erratic and sporadic over the next week or three. I'm in the process of moving house and ... well, you know...
Kickoff For September 9, 2024
Lately, I've been getting quite a bit of spam email. Some of it about this letter — mainly from SEO and social media firms wanting to work with me to get The...
Kickoff for September 2, 2024
In my youth in Canada, I never looked forward to the coming of September. The transition from the eighth to the ninth month of the year meant that summer was...
Kickoff For August 26, 2024
Over the next several weeks, you'll probably notice a weird and (I hope) wonderful mix of articles in editions of The Monday Kickoff. I'm trying to get...
Kickoff for August 19, 2024
This week, I have nothing borderline pity or even mildly amusing to say. And it's a slightly shorter edition of the letter this time ‘round. Let's just jump...
Kickoff For August 12, 2024
I spent a few days thinking about the poll around the number of links to include in each edition of The Monday Kickoff. Then, stuff happened. Nothing bad,...
Kickoff for August 5, 2024
Thanks to everyone who took part in the poll about the number of links to include in each edition of The Monday Kickoff. I have a bit to think about around...
Kickoff for July 29, 2024
Is July really almost over? I'm still trying to figure out where March went! To help ease the ache of the passage of time, a mix of interesting links. And,...
Kickoff for July 22, 2024
At the beginning of July, I started an experiment to include six rather than nine links in each edition of The Monday Kickoff. It's been four weeks and I'm...
Kickoff for July 15, 2024
Welcome back! We're already half way through July and the month is still interestingly weird. And, in some ways, giving us a scary view of what might to...
Kickoff for July 8, 2024
It's been quite the week, hasn't it? Change, upheaval, but also business (in all senses of the word) as usual. We do live in those proverbial times, don't...
Kickoff for July 1, 2024
A happy Canada Day to everyone in ... well, Canada. Hope you're able to take some time off, relax, and so a few summer-y things. Just remember that those of...
Kickoff for June 24, 2024
Thanks to everyone who took part in the poll about the number of links to include in the letter each week. The voting was close, but 55% of respondents voted...
Kickoff For June 17, 2024
Welcome back my friends to the letter that never seems to end. Hope things are going well for you. If not, I hope there's some light on the horizon. Just a...
Kickoff For June 10, 2024
I've been thinking about the number of links that I put into each edition of the Kickoff. Mainly, is it just too many? I'd like your feedback. So if you...
Kickoff for June 3, 2024
Welcome to June. Down here at the bottom of the world, it's a public holiday (the birthday of some member of a royal family, in case you're wondering). And...
Kickoff for May 27, 2024
A few (at least for me) unexpected treats in this week's edition of the Kickoff. I really love it when that happens. I hope you do, too. With that out of the...
Kickoff For May 20, 2024
Greetings from the bottom of the world (or near enough to it)! A lot of strangeness is going on in the world right now, and I'm hoping this week's edition of...
Kickoff For May 13, 2024
Over the last several weeks, I've received an email or three asking me if I create each edition of this letter using a large language model like ChatGPT. The...
Kickoff For May 6, 2024
Welcome to May. Time marches on, and sometimes it feels like it's marching over us. No use complaining because that won't stop ye olde tempus from fugiting...