saint paul, minnesota
2026
OCT 26 — PT2Oct 17th 2026 · 1 minOCT 26Being well read, computers and language, and remembering with my grandfatherOct 15th 2026 · 2 minReading ExcerptsShakespeare, Robert Penn Warren, & John KeatsOct 15th 2026 · 4 minBusiness PrototypesOct 12th 2026 · 1 min35mm Film ReviewsOct 12th 2026 · 1 min35mm Camera ReviewsOct 12th 2026 · 1 minWhy our system of government is assSept 30th 2026 · 1 minWhy You Should Read Faulkner2 min readSept 28th 2026 · 2 minYou’re too young to retire. But do you have enough money to cover the next 2 months?Sept 25th 2026 · 1 minMechanisms for Staying PresentSept 25th 2026 · 1 minCanadian ContikiTravel VlogSept 24th 2026 · 5 minSEPT 26Gotten so good at texting and driving that I’ve forgotten how to do mathSept 16th 2026 · 1 minHidden-Market ArbitrageMental ModelsSept 7th 2026 · 4 minThe Incorporation of Robotics Within Amazon Fulfillment CentersSept 3rd 2026 · 2 minProtecting High Voltage Transformers From Power SurgesSept 3rd 2026 · 2 minREADING | All The King's MenRobert Penn WarrenSept 3rd 2026 · 1 minAI | “Persona” MethodologiesSept 2nd 2026 · 1 minlove letters to some girl I haven’t met yetSept 1st 2026 · 1 minAUG 26 — PT2I have to resist the West Virginia urge to drive around and smoke cigarettes in my car.Aug 27th 2026 · 4 minDirected Staffing of Outbound Dock Doors in Amazon Fulfillment CentersAug 26th 2026 · 5 minREADING | Go Down MosesWilliam FaulknerAug 21st 2026 · 1 minShort StoriesAug 15th 2026 · 2 minDream — A Higher PowerAug 15th 2026 · 2 minCollected PoemsAug 15th 2026 · 1 minMy Writing ProcessText ConversationAug 15th 2026 · 1 minREADING | Selected Poems and FragmentsFriedrich HölderlinAug 15th 2026 · 1 minREADING | Cities of the PlainCormac McCarthyAug 15th 2026 · 2 minGetting an AI to do a given thing is really pretty simple.Aug 12th 2026 · 1 minAUG 26Early bird gets the worm.Aug 4th 2026 · 2 minThe United States Small Business ReviewAug 3rd 2026 · 3 minStream-of-ConsciousnessJuly 28th 2026 · 4 minDream — CometJuly 27th 2026 · 1 minDream — OratoryJuly 27th 2026 · 1 minAI, and the Artistic AgeJuly 26th 2026 · 1 minSTUDY GUIDE | Newton's Brachistochrone ProofJuly 21st 2026 · 1 minJULY 26 — PT2Art, for the massesJuly 20th 2026 · 1 minBig Sky Journals — 4July 15th 2026 · 1 minJULY 26Ideas and AI Prompts.July 13th 2026 · 3 minBig Sky Journals — 3July 10th 2026 · 1 minBig Sky Journals — 2July 6th 2026 · 1 minBig Sky Journals — 1July 2nd 2026 · 1 minJUN 26 — PT3June 29th 2026 · 1 minJUN 26 — PT2June 18th 2026 · 1 minJUN 26All heart.June 14th 2026 · 2 minSTUDY GUIDE | Quantum GravityJune 14th 2026 · 6 minRodent Inspections | ARCHIVEJune 14th 2026 · 2 minFEB 26 | ARCHIVEJust a vibe.June 14th 2026 · 1 minAstroid Trails.June 14th 2026 · 1 minLast night there was a huge storm here in Minnesota and I woke up at 3am to this eery hum of voltage.June 11th 2026 · 1 minSomething GreekMay 31st 2026 · 1 minOpinions on the stock marketMay 28th 2026 · 1 minAppreciative.May 22nd 2026 · 1 minPublishing a newspaper.May 20th 2026 · 1 minThought ExperimentMay 18th 2026 · 1 minThe Stoddard Temple is a threat to many things.May 6th 2026 · 1 minWorking w/Claude CodeMay 3rd 2026 · 1 minSoulfulApr 25th 2026 · 1 minPhysical Media JournalApr 18th 2026 · 1 minAPR 26Brain dump.Apr 15th 2026 · 1 minWorking Memory(a repeating of lessons)Mar 28th 2026 · 2 minMAR 26 PT2Mar 24th 2026 · 1 minMAR 26Hegel, Blood Meridian, and shots from spaceMar 4th 2026 · 1 minFEB 26Journal Entries.Feb 17th 2026 · 1 minPrimitive AnthropologyFeb 1st 2026 · 1 minNYCTexting a buddy.Jan 23rd 2026 · 1 minItaliaJan 3rd 2026 · 1 min
2025
DEC 25 — PT2Train Dreams.Dec 27th 2025 · 1 minDEC 25Great authors, market cap, and living with my brotherDec 10th 2025 · 4 minThe AI BubbleFollow the money.Nov 28th 2025 · 2 minNOV 25No edits.Nov 16th 2025 · 1 minOCT 25Banking, flight, and film exposureOct 28th 2025 · 1 minSEPT 25 — PT2Upward.Sept 25th 2025 · 1 minSeptember '25Let's danceSept 1st 2025 · 2 minAugust '25Thinking big (and going blind)Aug 25th 2025 · 2 minJune '25Early adoption, unexpected beauty, and quitting AmazonJune 13th 2025 · 2 minMonopolistic Behavior in Modern Business(by way of game theory)May 30th 2025 · 1 minApril '25Market movers, special relativity, and 35mmApr 18th 2025 · 2 minSouth AfricaA travel journalMar 1st 2025 · 5 minFebruary ‘25Startups, emotional intelligence, and the rise and fall of RomeFeb 15th 2025 · 2 minDeepSeekJan 28th 2025 · 2 minTitans and TransformersJan 22nd 2025 · 2 minJanuary '25Superintelligence, cold approaching, and a crushJan 18th 2025 · 3 min
2024
December '24Social media, creativity, and inversing black holesDec 8th 2024 · 3 minNovember '24Audrey Hepburn, brainstorming AI, and modern datingNov 23rd 2024 · 4 minOctober '24Late-stage capitalism, the AI bubble, and being presentOct 22nd 2024 · 4 minAugust '24Privilege, corporatism, and obscurityAug 21st 2024 · 6 minMay '24LLMs, cinematography, and HemingwayMay 21st 2024 · 3 minApril '24Social media, gravitational collapse, and dating appsApr 25th 2024 · 5 minMarch '24Greek history, legacy thinking, and some self reflectionMar 20th 2024 · 4 minFebruary '24Nightclubs, relativity, and werewolvesFeb 22nd 2024 · 4 minJanuary '24A European Love LetterJan 24th 2024 · 8 min
2023
December '23Morality, tidal gravity, and a career retrospectiveDec 17th 2023 · 4 minNovember '23Human evolution in a digital worldNov 25th 2023 · 3 minOctober '23Quantum computing, serial killers, and theoretical AIOct 24th 2023 · 6 minSeptember '23The dark web, societal norms, and chasing cometsSept 27th 2023 · 5 minAugust '23The occult, three age systems, and artificial intelligenceAug 23rd 2023 · 6 minJuly '23Greek models, the ethics of Meta, and inter-galactic travelJuly 15th 2023 · 6 minJune '23Black holes, interpreting reality, and the Apple Vision Pro.June 18th 2023 · 5 minMay '23Disney's provincial beginnings, stone masonry nullification, and further iterations on "California"May 20th 2023 · 5 minApril '23Intelligence leaks, mate switching, and the viability of AirbnbApr 15th 2023 · 5 minMarch '23Amazon's $40bn "advertising" business, thought experiments, and Roman traditionalismMar 19th 2023 · 5 minFebruary '23AI chatbots, Helter Skelter, and high windows.Feb 24th 2023 · 5 minJanuary: Part 2 '23Spirituality, tradition, and "content" in the modern eraJan 24th 2023 · 6 minJanuary: Part 1 '23Playboy, NFTs, and parking at the mallJan 8th 2023 · 5 min