Nick Crocker

Excellent Things: 02

I finally watched The Godfather.

2015 in Nine Themes

For my 2015 lookback, I read my every tweet from the year.

Excellent Things

If you were trying to live an excellent life, you’d limit the content you consumed to only the best.

You wouldn’t read the stuff you can’t help reading.

You’d read Homer, and listen to Bob Dylan, and watch Ken Burns documentaries about national…

The Music I Couldn’t Live Without in 2015

Favorite Albums

Detour: Making The Invisible Visible

The Aids Memorial Quilt was first displayed on the National Mall in Washington, DC in 1987.

Begin Again, Begin Again

First Impressions of The Rap Year Book

The Ache of Separation

Life in long-distance relationships. 

Thirty Minutes of Madness

Deconstructing the final stanza in the greatest game’s greatest Grand Final.

We Do Sick Wrong

We do sick wrong.

I’m not talking sick sick.

Eventually The Fist Unclenches

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 98/100.)

Writing For 100 Days

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 100/100.)

Some Admirable Startups

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 99/100.)

Product Focussed Founders

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 95/100.)

What My Mother Taught Me

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 97/100.)

“I will look after…

The Avalanche of Parenthood

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 96/100.)

Dreams of Sullivan County

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 94/100.)

Welcome To The Surf Club

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 93/100.)

The Broken Shapes Of Government

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 92/100.)

The Essential Guide To Nicolas Jaar

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 91/100.)

Every Day A Masterpiece

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 90/100.)

We’re Not Taking The Call

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 89/100.)

What Would A Good Dad Do?

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 88/100.)

The (Surprisingly) Essential Dad Stuff

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 87/100.)

Momentum Is Everything

(I’m writing something every* day for #100days. This is post 86/100.)

Momentum is everything.

This season of HBO’s Hard Knocks provided a great lesson in momentum.