Resist Control

I read a story a while back about a test flight, or a new manoeuvre — something related to planes anyway. The context doesn’t matter. Several crashes and deaths resulted from …

Lou Gehrig

ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Diagnosis is a death sentence with a horrific — albeit hurried — degeneration of the body. My aunt died from this abhorrent disease. …

Dropped Ball

I dropped the ball. I committed to daily posting and fucked up. I missed a day. I could make excuses. I could blame it on wifi, on the …

Moments

There are a few moments in life that will rock you, that alter your assumptions and have the potential to change your trajectory. I had one of these …

Catch-22

Gas prices go up, people lose their minds. Oil prices go down, people lose their minds. The problem is that they are one and the same. It’s a Catch-22. …

Indian Buffet

The original title of my optionality post was Smorgasbord. It got me thinking about buffet restaurants and how absolutely terrifying they are. A plethora of completely unrelated foods, sitting out in the open …

Negative Nostalgia

Nostalgia is that melancholic wave that rushes over you when thinking of a happy time long passed. An era with a group of friends, a musical style, or a …

Fuck You Money

You can only share so much. At some point, your opinions have recourse. Be it political or societal, your views will not be held by everyone. And sharing them …

Optionality

The more options you have, the harder it is to choose. It seems counter to what society tells us. With the right willpower, we can have anything. And while anything …

Haze

Last night was incredibly clear. Many in my area spent the late hours watching the stunning Arora Borealis doing its mystical dance across the sky. Today was different. …