July 19, 2026, 4:48pm
So far, the best performance of the World Cup final has been Animal. Other than that, meh.
So far, the best performance of the World Cup final has been Animal. Other than that, meh.
It’s very, very smoky in NYC right now—I can’t imagine what it’s like closer to where the fires are. Stay safe, Canadian friends.
Just finished listening to Andrew McCarthy’s (yes, the Brat Pack, St Elmo’s Fire , Weekend at Bernie’s Andrew McCarthy) Who Needs Friends . Highly recommended. I definitely recognize a lot of myself in some of the thought patterns and situations he describes.
Happy birthday, little dog. I miss you. 💔
Written in the context of software engineering, but pretty much universally applicable: Why I Stopped Arguing With People . We like to believe humans are rational animals who occasionally feel emotions. It’s the reverse. We are emotional animals who occasionally think. Most people don’t reason their way to conclusions and then feel accordingly. They feel first, then reason backward to justify the…
Yes . If I’m asking you, I’m asking because I want your opinion.
Not really a “kid’s” book and not really an “adult” book either. But definitely a very human book. Loved it.
I’m going to set aside my distaste for portmanteaux for a moment (they’re terrible, and lostalgia is a truly awful word!) and recommend you give at least the introduction to Another ___ is Possible a read (emphasis mine): “…contemporary systems of forecasting—from data analytics to AI—often give us the form of futurity without its substance. In churning prediction without futures, they flood us…