Dec 12, 2018Member-onlyHomeless In Silicon ValleyWhen He Lost Everything, Scott Pearson Was Forced Into a Harsh Reality. This Is His Story of Survival in the Land of Million Dollar Homes and Billion Dollar Corporations. — It’s pouring outside and I can’t seem to find a parking spot. Hoping to get one close to the coffee shop, I circle around, foolishly thinking someone’s going to pull out at any second. It’s mid-November 2016 and, of all days, Mother Nature had to pick this one to unleash…Silicon Valley25 min readSilicon Valley25 min read
Nov 12, 2018Member-onlyThe 5 Superpowers of DepressionFor The Most Part, Depression Sucks. But, It Does Have Its Perks — Like many others with depression, I have a vast array of superpowers. No, a radioactive spider never bit me, the government didn’t inject me with a highly-classified “super soldier” serum, I wasn’t born on an alien planet orbiting a red supergiant and my parents weren’t murdered in front of me…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Oct 29, 2018Member-onlyThe Death of the English Language: One Stupid Advertising Word at a TimeFrom “Melty” Quesadillas to “Framily” Cell Phone Plans, Advertisers Are Destroying English’s Natural Evolution — For the love of God, please stop. Don’t even try to explain yourself — you’ve done enough harm already. Step away from the keyboard, stop thinking about “new” and “edgy” neologisms and portmanteaus to shamelessly post on your trying-way-too-hard-to-sound-like-a-real-human-being social media page and open up a damn dictionary. I don’t…Language7 min readLanguage7 min read
Oct 10, 2018Member-onlyHow I Rose From The AbyssBy Summer 2016, Depression Had All But Destroyed Me. I Never Gave Up. This Is My Story. — I’ve just woken up and can see the sunlight dipping below my window shade. My pillow is soaked with sweat, my sheets are halfway off the bed and I’m practically laying on top of my dog, Ringo, who insists on sleeping right next to me every single night. The stillness…Mental Health20 min readMental Health20 min read
Sep 25, 2018Member-onlyInternet Addiction: A Day In The LifeHello, May I Have Some Internet Points? — Sunday. Los Gatos, California: 9:00am — I wake up. 10:37 — I actually wake up. 10:38 — I roll around in bed trying to find my iPhone. After a brief moment of panic, I realize it’s lodged between the mattress and the wall. …Humor10 min readHumor10 min read
Sep 19, 2018Member-onlyI Accidentally Got Stoned At The First Concert My Parents Took Me ToOn Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the Foo Fighters and the Circular Nature of the Parent-Child Relationship — I was 12-years-old when I went to my first concert. It didn’t go very well. In early 2000, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) were in the middle of their legendary reunion tour and one of their stops was my hometown San Jose Arena. My parents — both children of…Music13 min readMusic13 min read
Sep 11, 2018Member-onlyHave the Terrorists Won?On September 11, 2001, the United States of America vowed to defeat the terrorists. Are we succeeding? — “Greg, wake up,” my father said, rushing through my bedroom door. I was barely a freshman in high school and my stress level was already high for a 14-year-old boy. Worse yet, my mother was out-of-town and Dad was not as skilled as she was in the art of the…Politics13 min readPolitics13 min read
Sep 5, 2018Member-onlyHow My Terrible College Wardrobe Got Me A Bat Used By Willie MaysIn 2010, a chance encounter at a Durham, NC supermarket changed my life. I had my idiotic style to thank for it. — I didn’t exactly have the best style as a college student. Between my ever-expanding waistline and ever-receding hairline, it was quite rare to catch me in an ensemble that didn’t involve baggy clothes, tattered skate shoes and a baseball cap. …Sports14 min readSports14 min read
