40 random thoughts for my 40th birthday I recently read Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. In it, the author says that we live for roughly 4,000 weeks. By those metrics, my life is half over today. It’s weird writing that. It’s weird saying it out loud. I realize that…

Wandering the streets of Camden — On August 12, 2008, I had an adventure that involved a Radiohead concert and a tour of Camden, New Jersey. In 2008, Camden was the seconds most dangerous city in the United States. Just across the river from Philadelphia, Camden also happened to have (and still does) a perfect waterfront…

Do hard things Simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible. — Alan Kay There’s a guy at my gym that sometimes wears a shirt that reads “Kick Your Own Ass”. At first, I just chuckled a bit when I would see it. …

It’s going to be ok Do you ever find yourself trying to have an opinion on every current event or controversy that comes up? If so, your brain may feel like the picture above. News happens every day. Controversy happens every day — especially living in the current cancel culture…

It’s not meditation or walking, but it can help — Have you ever Googled “how to calm down”? Go ahead, give it a try. Here’s the top article that came up for me when I did it: How to Calm Down: 15 Things to Do When You're Anxious or Angry We all worry and get upset from time to time. It's a normal part of life, right? But what happens when that anxiety or…www.healthline.com Number one on the list was to breathe. Were people forgetting to breathe? A little further down on the list was “Visualize yourself…

Stories from all over the interwebs — You’re probably tired of the writing advice that says “you have to read a lot to be a good writer”. Let’s be honest, you’re probably tired of most writing advice at this point — I know I am. …