Reflections on turning 40 — When I was 10, my mom died from breast cancer. A few years before that, my dad turned 40. We threw a party for him at our ranch-style suburban house. It’s one of the strongest memories I have of us as a nuclear family. I remember the sunny day at…

This is part two of the series. Start with the first blog that blew up almost two years ago! — Preface: I use MERICANS (I hope you pronounce it in your mind the way I do), United Statesmen, and “folks from The States” to describe United States citizens. The usage of “American” to describe people from one country in the Americas is strange and inaccurate. I elaborate more on the…

Statistically, This Applies to ~97 Out of Every 100 People I Know — I have a great memory of arguing with two of my best guy friends (Will and Jerry, pictured below) while completing the two-week-long rickshaw run down the west coast of India. We had a lot of hilarious arguments during that trip (most commonly about who was having the best day)…

Look at my computer near this body of water! — For the three years leading up to the pandemic, I was the Director of Community for Remote Year, a travel company that was actively creating one of the world’s largest tribes of Digital Nomads. Basically, I know a few thousand digital nomads. I was an active part of the remote…

As featured (but not fully explained) in the new movie Air — When I first typed these 10 founding principles below before adding my commentary, the page lit up with red lines like a middle school kid’s unedited term paper. Despite Phil Knight’s misuse of the English language and questionable grammar, these 10 founding principles of Nike have gone down in business…

Don’t look now, but your fly is down… — Note: This is somewhat of a companion piece to an article I wrote over two years ago (during the heart of the pandy) called “Making a Dog Happy and 24 Other Things That Are Always a Good Use of Time.” That article was born from my daily pandemic walks with…

What ingredients go into our magical, musical, witches' brew every Thursday night at Punta Origen — I have a friend in Buenos Aires who runs “Folk You Monday,” who would likely dispute my claim—“Best Open Mic in the World.” Her Open Mic is truly fantastic. But, after running an Open Mic Night in the La Punta Neighborhood of Puerto Escondido for over two and a half…

Now, before I start roasting these Boomers, I want to say—I don’t think the Baby Boomers are bad people. My parents are Baby Boomers and they’re the best people. …

Key Learnings and Lessons From Successfully Getting My First Book Out Into The World (Numbers 9–16 with Screenshots and Links) — For steps 1–8, check out Part 1 here! 9. Choosing your Kindle categories The prevailing logic and common advice when it comes to categories and self-published authors is to go as niche as possible. As you can see above, my friend Ali’s book about her trajectory from gymnastics to dance to becoming a therapist ranks pretty high in some rather interesting categories.