Apr 28Free Speech CollageI have been fascinated by social media ever since the early days, leveraging it where possible, and diving in early and blindly when new platforms arose. Now is a very interesting time in social media. I believe it will continue to evolve and improve, degrade and improve again, and I’m…Social Media2 min read
Mar 23Crunching my Twitter DataAt the crossroads of quite a few backburner interests of mine, I decided to take a look at some of my historical internet usage data to see if I could learn anything about me, about the internet, or about data visualization. Low and behold, it was my 15th anniversary as…Twitter Data6 min read
Jan 16, 2021My approach to 2021I have long had a fascination with todo lists, note taking apps, writing platforms, personal and professional goal frameworks, and more recently in personal knowledge management frameworks. I’ve tried many over the years. I often would choose to spend my time researching and playing with various list and note taking…Goal Setting8 min read
Mar 14, 2020How corporations rob the bank of humanityHas something ever happened to you that has left you in a complete state of disbelief? Not in only in a how could this actually happen kind of way, but also in a how could we as a society have let this become the way we operate kind of way…Corporations9 min read
Jan 2, 2020Concerning the relativity of my timeTime, we lost track of the hours, Pizza boxes towered, On the floor beside the bed. — “My Parent’s House”, Hayden I’ve had the great fortune to have taken a sabbatical from work for the entire course of 2019. I thought a lot about time during this year, more than…Life Lessons6 min read
Oct 23, 2019Garmin, its over between usIf you’ve been physically near me (or much of my social media) in the past two months, you’ve likely heard me moan about my dissatisfaction with my first foray into running/GPS watches. For this — I apologize. Let me assure you, this piece represents the catharsis of this foray. …Garmin8 min read
Sep 1, 2019My first FastpackI fastpacked… at least by my definition I did. A few years ago I heard about this term called fastpacking. I was immediately entranced and read all the buzzword filled internet articles I could find on the subject. It has taken me a few years, but I’ve finally tried it…Hiking10 min read
Apr 16, 2019That time I went to the forestI’ve recently had the most intentional, reflection heavy, solo adventure I can imagine. I spent 10 nights alone in a glampy cabin, deep in northern California redwood country. I wanted a chance to get away from it all, run some trails, and live as carefree as possible for an atypical…Travel11 min read
Jan 30, 2019Today we returned BonesinanteToday was a bittersweet day. It was the day we returned Bonesanate. My partner and I recently completed a long, amazing adventure from our home in Ottawa Canada, all the way to Tucson Arizona. While I am just in the beginning stages of understanding and rationalizing the things we’ve seen…Travel7 min read
Dec 3, 2018Why Twin Peaks makes me think about closure differentlyWarning: minor spoilers ahead — if you ever plan to watch Twin Peaks and don’t want an ounce of mystery revealed, then stop reading. If you’re on the fence and don’t mind vague references to completion and story flow, then read on! I first watched Twin Peaks back when I…Television5 min read
