June 10th, 2020 Do you want to know why some folks love statistics so much? It’s because numbers are not people. Tell me which is easier for you: is it more agreeable to look up printed percentages that meet up with what you want to think and believe, or to watch even eight minutes ofContinue reading “People Not Problems”
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Progress Not Perfection
June 3rd, 2020 Every single morning, especially since I’ve been sober, I wake up and I prepare myself to be called out. What will it be today? I don’t know. Yesterday, it was because I used the wrong hashtag; it was an honest mistake, and I fixed it immediately. Some of you may understand. SomeContinue reading “Progress Not Perfection”
The Weight of the World
May 21st, 2020 Imagine an enormous boulder on your bathroom scale. If you snuck underneath it, you could see its weight. If a single raindrop fell from the sky, and landed on the boulder, it would not change its displayed weight at all. This is how I imagine most people feel they affect the world.Continue reading “The Weight of the World”
The [Hidden] Real World
May 20th, 2020 I’ve spent weeks with this book, exploring the most vast multiverses, and the tiniest quantum worlds. I just finished it. And now I know everything. I’m *kidding*. But I am really proud of myself for reading an entire book about math and physics of every major kind. This is adult-level book-reading goalsContinue reading “The [Hidden] Real World”
It’s Science
May 14th, 2020 I’ve been really into science lately. Deep. I’m reading books about the universe (or universes?). I’ve learned so much about physics. General relativity, and quantum field theory, and string theory, and I’m finding a stunning symmetry to people. When we encounter a force we don’t understand, we have to figure out anContinue reading “It’s Science”
One More Thank You, How To Read A Comic Book, It’s Release Day & My Birthday!
May 1st, 2020 “For the first 35 years of my life, I was a bit player. …When the time came, I knew I had to be more.” – Dolores Abernathy, this week’s episode of Westworld It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to. 😂 If you don’t want to watch 7 delightful minutesContinue reading “One More Thank You, How To Read A Comic Book, It’s Release Day & My Birthday!”
Squirrel Life
April 30th, 2020 I’ve been asked about my obsession with squirrels, and I have to say: it’s everything. The aesthetic. The personality. The community. The particular and peculiar ways they create uncontrollable chaos in a world that demands control. But the biggest thing is their lesson. Every day, somewhere, a squirrel decides to cross aContinue reading “Squirrel Life”
Purple Rain
April 21st, 2020 Four years ago, something sad happened. Something crazy happened. Something amazing happened. Four years ago, Prince passed away. I miss that dude. Especially as I remember today. His fearless and peerless innovation. His boundless talent. His pancake-making skills (which I never had the pleasure of eating but I have HEARD, man). FourContinue reading “Purple Rain”
A Nut is a Circle
April 2nd, 2020 I’m always saying it: the universe is too strange and too perfect to be random. I just had to go on a grocery store run, and there at Target, I ran into Eric. You would be easily excused if you don’t know who Eric is. But if you do know, you wouldContinue reading “A Nut is a Circle”
Thank You.
March 17th, 2020 Weird world. I was waiting until I could write something thoughtful and meaningful about everything that has happened over the last few days, and then I realized that waiting for anything is stupid, so here we are. First of all: thank you. I say thank you a lot, and I mean itContinue reading “Thank You.”
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