Sep 11nineeleventwentysomething*ping* turn on tv now It took literal minutes to text a message that sophisticated back in 2001. If you weren’t around then, you have no idea how cumbersome this was — see, the T and the U were both 8 on the numerical dial pad. …September 119 min readSeptember 119 min read
Dec 16, 2022One of the Good OnesIt started happening during the spring of my junior year in high school. First it was every few weekend nights, then every other night. Then every night. Our mailbox at end of the driveway would curiously separate itself from its post. …Immigration8 min readImmigration8 min read
Nov 3, 2022Okay, Let’s Fix TwitterI am a few dollars short of the $44B Elon Musk paid for Twitter, but more importantly — nobody should have bought it. Business transactions of size should be unemotional and properly vetted. This felt emotional and hasty. Which is ironic, because Twitter is a platform that thrives on emotion…Twitter9 min readTwitter9 min read
Jun 30, 2022The Perfect PizzaYou want to get your mouth on The Perfect Pizza? You’re in the right place! Chances are you’ve hunted for the recipe before, plugging unimpeachable terms like The Perfect Pizza into search engines that immediately deliver an aggregate of results so large it has two commas. Whoa, pizza and dopamine? …Pizza7 min readPizza7 min read
Jun 23, 2022A Person Having OriginsI recently completed a job search, which means I filled out the same job application form a trillion times. That’s a conservative estimate. Humans are flesh, blood and paperwork — and that Form is the gateway to every above-the-table job in America. First, it requires your name and location. Then…Race7 min readRace7 min read
