This summer I’m at a Cubs game and a friend of a friend sees me snap this photo with my phone. He asks me if I have the original iPhone.
For a second I think he’s serious, but then I realize it’s because it’s a 4-inch SE, and no one on this planet has a 4-inch phone anymore.
But I’m okay that, because I just don’t care about phones.
I once worked for a company that gave out BlackBerrys. Then they took them...
I’m at a wedding in Milwaukee and everyone is happy. Because when you’re throwing enough money and alcohol at something of course it’s going to be an extraordinary day. But having an expensive wedding doesn’t mean you’re going to have a happy marriage.
That’s what I’m learning from watching the documentary 112 Weddings (you should watch it because it’s really good). Now, I’m not here to tell you how to have a happy marriage because I’m not married, so if you...
I’m going to buy new bath towels and because I buy everything online ever since you could buy things online I have this sick habit of searching Gmail to find out how long stuff lasts and what I paid.
I’m sure you want to know my Restoration Hardware towels are 11 years old and were $60. I think they still look new.
When I was younger I’d buy whatever was cheapest because I didn’t have much...
I’m parking my car at a meditation center here in Wisconsin and wondering why I signed up to sit in silence for 10 days.
Then I remember it’s because I thought I was dying, and the doctor at urgent care told me to learn how to meditate because it’s better than taking a vacation.
I don’t want to sound all woo-woo, so I’m going to tell you there’s a ton of science...
In my teens and early 20s social anxiety was wrecking my life. I couldn’t go out and feel comfortable around people without drinking, so I drank. Now, alcohol can lead to a lot of cool stuff but for me it was a crutch and I needed help.
So one day I drove to Barnes and Noble (this was before Amazon was a thing) with a plan to casually stumble into the self-help section.
“Oh, what’s this section all about? Interesting…”
I scanned the shelves super fast worrying I’d bump into someone I...
