Nike: BS

How and Why to Hate Nike SB

The Path Less Traveled

Who are you? Yes, YOU! Can you describe yourself, and the entire essence of your being in one, simple sentence? Of…

The Island of Misfit Derrick Rose Fans: Lonely Survivors of the Bandwagon

I never gave a shit about college basketball, so Derrick Rose first came onto my radar as a human being who exists when the Chicago Bulls landed the first pick in the 2008 draft. In my infinite…

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Joy v.s. Fulfillment: An Evening Discourse

Tonight we’ll be taking a break from your regular programming, whatever that may be, to check in on two frustrated characters who have been having trouble seeing eye-to-eye. You know a version of them well, surely, as your own drives for Joy and…

DOOM CORPORATION — Interview

You’re driving through Santa Barbara, CA on a Friday afternoon. The city streets are congested, the freeway…

Free-Write Fridays

Hi, and welcome to Free-Write Friday. You’re likely thinking one of two things right off the bat here: “Today isn’t Friday — what is this shit?” or, “This can’t be an original idea, someone else has to have thought of this.” In response, I’d like to point out that neither of those things matter…

Phil Didn’t Get Fired: He Left.

Everybody likes money; even Zen masters with 5M$ houses. With NBA free agents now collaborating to form…

Free-Write Friday

Today I realized that what I’m looking for is satisfaction. It’s not contentment, which sounds to me like a justification to accept a boring set of circumstances that are too scary to mess up. The word’s loaded with failure. Satisfaction is something different, and what I need. Not that I’m never…