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There and back again
There and back again
On September 4th, 2022, I said goodbye to California as a resident, at least for now. Later that I day I got an alert from Facebook, one of…
Paul G Kist
Sep 9, 2022
Untitled Musings Regurgitated on 4/19/2021
Untitled Musings Regurgitated on 4/19/2021
It’s the age of the anti-hero. Through the power of really good storytelling, we find ourselves compelled to root for the soft-hearted…
Paul G Kist
Apr 29, 2021
Mindful Awareness Just Isn’t Enough
Mindful Awareness Just Isn’t Enough
Some friends and I are reading “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle together.
Paul G Kist
Apr 3, 2021
Mt. Shasta Diaries: What Goes Up…
Mt. Shasta Diaries: What Goes Up…
Tuesday morning, I woke up not so bright, and definitely not very early. My intention, to hike up to the water source above South Gate…
Paul G Kist
Jul 16, 2020
Mt. Shasta Diaries: Please Remove Your Shoes
Mt. Shasta Diaries: Please Remove Your Shoes
I’ve been camping on the side of Mt. Shasta, about 7,500 feet up the mountain for the last several days, and will be here for a few more…
Paul G Kist
Jul 15, 2020
The Mount Shasta Diaries: A moment to breath
The Mount Shasta Diaries: A moment to breath
Song: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Thievery Corporation
Paul G Kist
Jul 14, 2020
A Man Navigates a Quarantine
A Man Navigates a Quarantine
A pandemic, a moment in history, and the F train…
Paul G Kist
Jun 8, 2020
Love in the Time of Corona: Love Notes (Part III)
Love in the Time of Corona: Love Notes (Part III)
There are very few places left in my house that haven’t been re-organized in the last few weeks. I’ve come across some love letters from…
Paul G Kist
May 6, 2020
Note to Self, We Can Work it Out — Love in the Time of Corona (Part II)
Note to Self, We Can Work it Out — Love in the Time of Corona (Part II)
At around day 10 of the shelter in place order, I had big plans for what I was going to do with my new allocation of free time. I was…
Paul G Kist
Apr 13, 2020
Love in the Time of Corona
Love in the Time of Corona
It was inevitable: the scent of hand sanitizer always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love
Paul G Kist
Mar 22, 2020
Build Better Software By Going Farther Together
Build Better Software By Going Farther Together
TL;DR: Growing up in an immigrant community in the New York Metro area, you never think the unique, random, and crazy experiences you have…
Paul G Kist
Sep 8, 2018
Remembering “Uncle Mak”
Remembering “Uncle Mak”
10 years ago, the world lost a great man. To most people, he was Dr. Makram Issa Gobrail, but to me he was my Uncle Mak. There’s not a…
Paul G Kist
May 27, 2018
Keep That Old iPhone! DIY Media Console
Keep That Old iPhone! DIY Media Console
My downfall as a Pisces is that I have an inherit and sometimes misguided belief that given the resources / knowledge I can develop…
Paul G Kist
Mar 14, 2018
Palm Sunday Attack in Egypt: How You Can Help
Palm Sunday Attack in Egypt: How You Can Help
On April 9th, 2017 multiple suicide bombs ripped through two Coptic Churches in Egypt, killing dozens, injuring hundreds, and destroying…
Paul G Kist
Apr 14, 2017
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Paul G Kist
Apr 9, 2017
Challenging The Impossibility of Coexistence
Challenging The Impossibility of Coexistence
While we would maintain our goal of helping persecuted minorities in the Middle East, we decided to open up our doors and invite artists…
Paul G Kist
Jan 23, 2016
10 Ways To Change The World
10 Ways To Change The World
1. Invest in Education
Paul G Kist
Sep 17, 2015
Hacking Ebola
Hacking Ebola
Not your typical Friday. Back from a sushi dinner, long overdue, with a close friend. And I’m remembering the first thing I saw on my…
Paul G Kist
Oct 18, 2014
MIDI, Time-Travel, and the Simpsons
MIDI, Time-Travel, and the Simpsons
A MIDI composition from 1994 comes back to life.
Paul G Kist
Sep 21, 2014
Music For Life
Music For Life
Looking out the window of this vehicle I see the plains of southern Kenya, mountains, acacia trees, and Maasai herders with their…
Paul G Kist
Nov 15, 2009
Beans, Sun, Jellyfish and Hope
Beans, Sun, Jellyfish and Hope
My neurotic fear of food poisoning has lessened in the last few days, as I’ve been here in Bagamoyo, TZ. A year ago, I was horizontal for…
Paul G Kist
Nov 5, 2009
A Bus Named “Glory To God”
A Bus Named “Glory To God”
The following words I write moving about 50mph in a coach bus, through the planes of southern Kenya, swerving around tankers and playing…
Paul G Kist
Nov 1, 2009
Jungle Trek Day One: They Say You Never Forget
Jungle Trek Day One: They Say You Never Forget
Very early Tuesday morning, waking up to the smell of anticipation, and dirty laundry, we were greeted by a man, whose name, till this day…
Paul G Kist
Feb 7, 2009
Extortion, Praying for Lions, and a Reunion in a Cave
Extortion, Praying for Lions, and a Reunion in a Cave
Driving down the highway at 145 km/hr on the left side of the road, in a car whose steering wheel is on the right side, took some getting…
Paul G Kist
Oct 13, 2008
Keep Sarah Palin Talking
Keep Sarah Palin Talking
I finish my amoeba medication today. I won’t miss the acid reflux that it caused. Yesterday, I had my first full meal since last Tuesday…
Paul G Kist
Oct 7, 2008
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