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Category: Thoughts

  • Basement Isolation in the Age of COVID

    COVID rules the world. I went into a group of people, and then I spent two weeks in my basement. It wasn’t bad, but it sure was surreal.

  • Apple Watch: In Memoriam

    This week, I said goodbye to a friend, my OG Apple watch, and now I grapple with what life looks like in a post-Apple Watch world.

  • The Mosquito Situation

    Filthy bloodsuckers, mosquitoes are the bane of my existence. Where the little monsters gave me a peaceful, undisturbed May, June, and most of July, they made up for their early shyness with a vicious assault over the last two weeks on any bared skin.

  • The Vocal Volume Conundrum

    Folks, we have a problem. My girlfriend says I am too loud when I play video games. I know, that is absolutely ridiculous. Let me break it down and show why she is unequivocally incorrect.

  • Life, Death, and Finding Meaning for It All

    Life is short. Death is inconvenient. When a loved one passes on, it’s time to take inventory on what “it” all means and decide how to make your time worthwhile.

  • A Landlocked Ocean

      The ocean is far away and full of hidden surprises. Lake Michigan is not the ocean, but it is vast and full of secrets. Standing on its shoreline, you may as well be gazing across the Pacific. The lake is both gorgeous and terrifying as the water beckons you out to feel its caress,…

  • Winging It: The Flying Experience

    Does anyone care about air travel anymore? People obviously still use it and do so regularly. But does the act of rising off the ground and hurtling through the sky at hundreds of miles per hour still bring any thrill to the passengers? From simple observation, I would say, “no”. I feel the ability to…

  • Boston at Night

    City skylines are beautiful structures when illuminated at night. I’ve seen a few such as Chicago, London, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. The most recent feast for my eyes was Boston. I’ve already written about some of its history, and the old city is an amazingly vibrant part of what makes Boston worth a visit. The…

  • Dude, Mountains

    Have you ever just been thinking about those huge piles of rocks cutting through the country and think, in your best stoner voice, “Mountains, man. Mountains.” I tell you what, mountains are absolute wonders when you think about it. Here are these massive, miles high protrusions of Earth’s crust. They have the power to completely…

  • Dominant Personalities That Run The World

    The office environment is not a place for the introverted, the hesitant, and thoughtful. At least, that’s how it often feels. Introverts are those that draw energy from solitude, able to talk to others but not buoyed by the interactions. Hesitant individuals are interrupted and talked over, riders to ideas forced upon them by those…