Category: Personal

I watched Chris Pirillo’s “Would You Go Back to a Dumb Phone?” video recently and it inspired me to think about my own smartphone usage. Awhile back, I decided that I had enough of my phone pinging all of the time. I set up a profile so that I simply don’t get notifications unless its … Continue reading “The Smartphone”

The headline kind of ruins the surprise but Joslyn and I got a dog! Dani here is a mini poodle rescue and we love him very much. Excuse the mess in the photo. We weren’t great about cleaning his first couple of weeks here. We always had dogs growing up. I recognize now that I … Continue reading “So We Got a Dog”

Well, it’s been quite the summer. As I sit here on Labor Day and reflect on the summer, I recognize that it’s been busy. I’ve been fortunate to see multiple friends get married, had pretty smooth flights in a summer of crazy air travel. I’ve been lucky. As a textbook introvert, I’m looking forward to … Continue reading “And Breathe Out”

There are some things I’ve noticed that I’m interpreting as signal I’m getting older. Around 5 years ago, I completely lost sight of Top 40 music. Some of my favorite athletes are retiring or have been retired for some time. One that feels more personal, is the fact I’m really starting to feel the wheels … Continue reading “The Performative Nature of Instagram”

I’ve been a hurt runner for a long time. Growing up, I was constantly dealing with some type of tendonitis, pulled muscles, you name it. In the summer of 2019, I set out to run the Monumental half marathon in Indianapolis. About a month into training I started getting some tendonitis in my achilles which … Continue reading “Yoga”

Yesterday, the Supreme Court acted on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in a decision that overruled the court’s previous ruling on Roe v. Wade. For context, Dobbs v. Jackson…was a case on a Mississippi state law that banned abortion operations after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. My understanding of this decision is that … Continue reading “Why I Believe the Supreme Court Ruled Incorrectly”

Hi, it’s me, Andrew. The guy who runs this blog. The guy who has been pretty bad about updating this blog. Ugh. Since it’s the end of the month, I figured this would be a good time for a “monthly” check in. I haven’t done this since January…alright. Enough self-shame. Let’s get into it.  Health … Continue reading “May 2022 Check-In”

Elon bought Twitter If that makes you sad then you should Tweet on a blog

I kick around this idea, “is the internet broken?”, in my mind quite a bit.I’m still working on it but my general thought is “no, but our relationship with social media is”. Social media is not the internet. For a younger generation that probably sounds silly. What is the internet to me  A great way … Continue reading “Is the Internet Broken?”

I don’t have too many badges of honor in nerd-dom. One of the few that I do have is that I’ve been into podcasts since 2008. The first podcast I ever listened to was Major Nelson Radio, now The Official Xbox Podcast, hosted by Larry Hyrb at Xbox. I thought it was magical. I was … Continue reading “Exclusivity is the Antithesis to What Podcasts Were Meant to be.”