Tools I Actually Use: An Empty Downloads Folder
My Downloads folder stays empty because I don't use it. I built a simple system around Google Drive that keeps my files organized and my workflow clean.
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What I Took from Part Three of Anna Karenina
Reflections on Levin’s search for purpose, Kitty’s quiet growth, and the emotional undercurrents of Vronsky and Anna’s affair in Part Three of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina.
The Long Goodbye: Notes from a Former Stay-at-Home Dad
As our youngest graduates high school, we look back on the two decades we spent raising three boys and reflect on what it meant to show up, together, every day.
The Great Gatsby at 100: Chasing Shadows Across the Bay
Reflections on rereading *The Great Gatsby* during its centennial year and what it still reveals about ambition, loneliness, and the American Dream
Tools I Actually Use: MX Master 3 and MX Keys
How I use the Logitech MX Master 3 mouse and MX Keys keyboard to speed up my workflow and reduce friction in daily work.
How to Notice What’s Actually Happening
Most people react to noise. The skill is learning to spot what’s real. Here’s how to build that habit and think more clearly.
Group Chats Are the New Front Porch
From the family thread to the chaos chat, how group texts have quietly replaced the front porch.
Trade as Soft Power: What We're Giving Away
The U.S. has used trade to quietly shape global influence. But shortsighted tariff wars and domestic political posturing are undermining that leverage.
What I Took from Part Two of Anna Karenina
Reflections on Anna's conflict, Vronsky's selfishness, Levin's authenticity, and Kitty's collapse in Part Two of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
A Saturday Morning with Santiago
Reflections on rereading *The Old Man and the Sea* in one sitting and what it reveals in midlife
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