Archive - Is This Thing On?

Twenty Years Later

Reflections on growing up in the wake of 9/11

Sep 11, 2021 •

May 2021

New year; new me?

May 23, 2021 •

Reflecting on a fortunate mental detour to Florida

May 5, 2021 •

April 2021

Quarantine 10 - Back to Normal?

What is Normal?

Apr 11, 2021 •

December 2020

Premature optimization

Reflections on the need to automate

Dec 19, 2020 •

September 2020

Quarantine 9 - The Great Scam Scramble

Is it quarantine any more?

Sep 27, 2020 •

August 2020

Quarantine 8 - Is it still quarantine?

No - this is just real life at this point.

Aug 2, 2020 •

May 2020

Quarantine 7 - Habits and Contradictions

I was having a conversation with a friend this week and realized I have a core contradiction in my beliefs. Here are two beliefs I have: First I’ve been…

May 31, 2020 •

Quarantine 6: Twenty-six

May 22nd came and went once again, which means I am another year older. I wrote last year on my birthday based around a Chance the Rapper playlist “25…

May 24, 2020 •

April 2020

Quarantine 5 - Music for Isolation

My "Bill Clinton Swag"

Apr 26, 2020 •

Quarantine 4 - TV Analysis: The Sopranos

What’s a better way to spend infinite quarantine than spending 86 hours watching 6 and a half seasons of The Sopranos”? I have been meaning to watch…

Apr 23, 2020 •

Quarantine #3: The Good Moments

I feel almost ashamed to admit it given all that is going on in the world, but yesterday I had a moment of genuine happiness. I finished up my workday…

Apr 16, 2020 •

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