It’s simple: I don’t give a flying fuck — In September 2022, I spotted a Rubik’s Cube in my oldest sister’s home. I started playing with it, not knowing how to solve it. I moved the cubes around randomly, trying to get as many of the same color on one side as possible. …

Warning: The Everything Bagel section may contain spoilers. Read at your own peril. — Everything Everywhere All at Once is the greatest movie of all time. I wrote about this in September 2022, and now it leads all films with 11 Oscar nominations. I’ve never watched the Oscars, but I may tune in this year. As of January 26, Everything Everywhere All at Once…

As noted here, I’ve been experiencing a wide range of Post-COVID-19 Conditions since July 10. From October 24 to December 29, I ran 0 miles. Not running didn’t improve my condition, so I started a new running streak ( I previously ran 931 consecutive days). Listening to Never Finished by…

What do you want: lemons or boulders? — Sometimes, life gently tosses you lemons. Sometimes, life flings rocks at you. For the second half of 2022, life hurled massive boulders at me. On June 15, while at a conference in Orlando, I contracted COVID-19. I suffered through the worst fatigue of my life, a 102.4-degree fever, voice hoarseness…

And more bullish than ever before. — Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. The following words describe my Bitcoin journey, what I’m doing with it, and why. I’m just an ordinary guy. When I discovered Bitcoin in late 2011, it was worth $20. I didn’t buy any. In 2015, while living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I befriended…

The fourth installment. — For context, read my monthly habits reviews’ first, second, and third installments. As noted in all three, I keep track of the W-L record for each habit each month. If I meet the habit goal for the day, I earn a win, and if I don’t, I lose. Each month…

A few months ago, I discovered an invaluable feature of the iPhone. If you turn the setting on, phone calls from numbers not in your contacts will be silenced. I don’t know how random people get my number or yours, but they do. How to turn it on: Open settings …

The third installment. No caffeine is the new habit. — For context, read my monthly habits reviews’ first and second installments. As noted in both installments, I keep track of the W-L record for each habit each month. If I meet the habit goal for the day, I earn a win, and if I don’t, I lose. Each month is…

Life is more enjoyable without it. — Alcohol disrupts sleep, makes me feel unpleasant, increases my heart rate, dehydrates me, and steals money while offering $0 of unique value. So why drink alcohol? It tastes good and is a root of human culture. Even if you don’t drink alcohol, it’s almost impossible not to be around it. …