Have you had a good day at work recently? Has that workday goodness been independent of the goodness of your overall day? I am leaning towards the belief that this is a good sign, if you are on the road to self-actualization. As a culture dominated by capitalistic intent, we have been exposed to media ideals that it is honorable to work yourself to death for the success of a company - that there i... » Continue Reading
I received word today that a close, beloved relative of mine (of whom we've had a rocky relationship at times, which unfortunately is the headline of our relationship up to this point) had just been released from the hospital for a several-day affliction with his lifelong chronic illness. The illness has existed in many forms, over many years; and, if I had not known it was coming, would've infect... » Continue Reading
This is a late night phone blog. Thank you for joining me, and I hope it’ll be worth your time, wherever you are. I want you to know that I’m listening to rainforests sounds, which is much better than just listening to nothing. Tonight, not thinking about it, I messaged the biggest cheese I could find at my job and asked if there’s some role out there I can play that would take me away from codin... » Continue Reading
This is not at all a shocking title for those who have ever been around me while I ramble. Ever since I heard it as a young, impressionable teenager, I've parroted it wherever and whenever I can. Fail hard and fast . What does this even mean? Why are you telling a boy that's playing Minecraft that he needs to fail hard and fast? How on earth is he even going to apply it? These are not the concerns... » Continue Reading
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go and read this article by alice max, published many years ago, about her story where she conquers a minecraft economy It is partially what inspired me to take up blogging again, along with my friend Christian Stoltzfus' blog where he chronicles his expatriation to China, and subsequent s » Continue Reading
I recently moved to a new place in the same town, which is probably the best way to move. I've come to this truth by the process of elimination. Here are all the 'ways to move', with their ranking indicated by the largeness of the heading: ACROSS THE COUNTRY A move across the country is jarring. You shed the people you knew, and the experiences you like. Your comfort zone is gone, which is a good ... » Continue Reading
I recently talked smack on this platform (SpaceHey) and another user of the site showed up to my house with approximately 9,000 termites, and now the entire foundation of my home is gone (having been chewed up by the termites). Has anyone else experienced this? » Continue Reading
There's tons of blog posts on here already discussing how the SpaceHey model is ideal for social media; some interesting perspectives as to why were: There's no feed that's pushing relentless information into your face There's no platform for large corporations to shove ads and other info but for those of us coming from primarily Twitter as part of a newer generation who never got to the original ... » Continue Reading