Aug 5, 2019The Equifax Settlement: If It Sounds Too Good To Be True…Then It Probably Is I have always been skeptical of class action lawsuits. I left Wells Fargo in 2014 because I ran into a devious business practice that no representative would remedy no matter how far up the chain I went. Years later they were forced to settle a class…Credit2 min readCredit2 min read
Aug 5, 2019Why Karma is Real: The Scientific ViewIn the United States and much of the western world, the term karma has often been transformed into a less meaningful, whimsical term not far related from good or bad luck. If one does a good deed, his friend may say “You’ve got in your good karma for the day.”…Karma4 min readKarma4 min read
Published in Airplane Mode Day·Aug 4, 2019How the Justice Department is Missing the Point About AmazonThe Justice Department announced last week that it is opening a broad inquiry into the competitive practices of large technology companies, including Amazon. …Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Aug 2, 2019What M*A*S*H Taught Me About LifeOver the past month or so, it has become a nightly ritual for my girlfriend and I to kick back and watch a couple episodes of M*A*S*H to relax at the end of the day. …Television11 min readTelevision11 min read
Jul 18, 2019Let’s get over Facebook alreadyTen years ago, a thousand beers ago, I was coaxed into creating a Facebook account. I was married at the time, to someone a bit younger than me, and it was the hip thing to do. In fact, she created my account. It was also once hip to wear bell…Social Media2 min readSocial Media2 min read
Jul 11, 2019Why you shouldn’t be a writerWriters are not made, they are not trained, they are simply born. If you are reading this as a young budding author, or a wanna-be bloggist, or anyone that wants to make a living off the written word: Run. Run fast, run far, run in a better direction. Writing is…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Jun 6, 2019I Knew Sisyphus Before He Was FamousTackling existential dread with a smile I was one of those kids who fell into existential dread before my teen years. …Philosophy4 min readPhilosophy4 min read
Apr 27, 2019The Anxiety of Freelancing and Small BusinessHow Not to Side-Hustle Your Way into a Nervous Breakdown One day in early 2008 I was making the short, 8-minute drive to work just like every other day. It was routine — until it wasn’t. …Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Apr 25, 2019It’s O.K. To Not Be O.K.Anxiety, depression, and the burden of making everyone else feel better “Are you O.K.?” These are hands-down the three most common words I hear on an almost daily basis. That part doesn’t bother me so much. Being the basket case that I am… eh, it’s fair game. …Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Published in Airplane Mode Day·Apr 2, 2019Cutting the Cord: It’s Not What It Used to BeIn 1996, I spent hours on the couch next to a Windows 95 PC waiting for a 15-second video clip to download from Comedy Central’s website. It was a promo for South Park, and the first “real television” I can remember watching ‘on’ the internet. …Television9 min readTelevision9 min read
