Quick impressions of media I have watched recently....
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Elon's Giant Package
Some interesting thoughts on what Musk is doing with the purchase of Twitter, written by Ranjan....
Quick Thoughts on Severance
Definitely a binge-worthy show about the work/life balance with a touch of dystopia and a slowly unraveling onion of a mystery show. Absolutely fantastic....
Interview with Chris Hedges and Matt Taibbi
I found this conversation between Matt Taibbi and Chris Hedges quite interesting. Chris Hedges is a former New York Times journalist and author....
60 Days (Mainly) Without Twitter
Nearly two months later after planning to avoid Twitter, lead me to question the value of social media in my life. Here is what I discovered about the absence and return....
Chuck Klosterman’s ‘The Nineties’
For Klosterman, the nineties began with the release of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album, released in September 1991; for me, the easiest marker would be the fall of 1989 when I moved to Whitehorse, Yukon from Regina, Saskatchewan, at age 10....
Let’s Communicate
Today happens to be Bell Let’s Talk day in Canada. I thought it was an appropriate time to talk about where I am at mentally and where I would like to see myself go in this coming year. The framework for this discussion is around the concept of a theme for the year or season....
Turning 12 Years Old
The predictions I make in these birthday posts have almost become a jinx of Kylie’s life, and my own....
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A tough year with more challenges ahead as COVID rears its ugly head once again. Through it all, the fire still burns within me. The last thing I want is for it to be extinguished. For the next year, I’m going to keep this fire burning within me and keep it growing. Burn, baby, burn. — 41 Today is my birthday. For the past eleven birthdays, I have been sitting down to write about the last year and reflect on what has happened. Some have been easier to write than others, but this year I don’t fe...
Sunday Listening - Ryan Holiday
Two podcast episodes with Ryan Holiday about the media that are worth listening to....