2019 marks the end of the second decade in the 21st century. I'm going to resist the temptation to do the thing where you look back at the past 10 years and try to sum up 3652.5…

Do you remember, as an adult, when you stopped making a big deal out of your own birthday? For me, it was probably when it was no longer cool to get presents or throw parties that would highlight a birthday,…

Man, this has been a rough year for the world. 2016 foreshadowed some of what could happen this year, but a lot of other unexpected shit went down too, mostly for the worse. In contrast, events in my own life…

Man, 2016 has been a hell of a year. Globally, it has been a year that defied expectations. Brexit and the US presidential elections were at the forefront of political turmoil, but there has been major instability in various regions…

As arbitrary as it may be, the end of the year is a good milestone and reminder to reflect on the events and thoughts of the past 12 months. It’s a great excuse to read back through what I…

I've never tried to write end-of-the-year posts; they tend to be biased towards recent events, and I find it disingenuous to summarize a year's worth of events meaningfully into a small, overarching set of themes. This…