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The Kindest Man In The Coffee Shop
“Excuse me… Would you mind terribly if I sat here? I promise not to harass you.“ It was the weekend and, per usual, my favorite coffee shop was crowded til overflowing. I could tell that this wasn’t the usual run club taking up seats, as they usually dress quite distinctly and rarely sit inside the… — read more
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Interesting is a lazy word.
A child’s first steps… A train wreck… Hot air balloons… Gary Busey’s face… All very interesting. But why are they interesting? What do these things do for me? In fact, what is interesting? What does that word even mean? I understand that it’s an expression to signify that a subject is slightly sticky when it… — read more
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The Anti-Laws of Luxury Marketing + Notes
From the book The Luxury Strategy. I am posting the full laws and some quotes from the book here for reference as I am using this book as the basis for Dispatch #002 on Mercury’s Playbook. Select Quotes: 1 – Luxury is a culture, which means you have to understand it to be able to… — read more
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There’s No Such Thing as ‘F**k You Money’
I read a phenomenal post today which hit my radar after being circulated on micro.blog. The post felt, to me, a poignant critique of Silicone Valley’s baffling capitulation to the current administration. It’s one of the best things I’ve read in recent memory and it earned an immediate ‘subscribe’ about halfway through. I highly recommend you… — read more
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To The Man (Or Woman) Who Stole My Shoes At Last Night’s Party
Dear Man (or Woman) Who Stole My Shoes At Last Night’s Party, I don’t know who you are, but I have one question. What happened? When I dusted off my garden brown Blundstones (you are familiar with them) to carry me through last night’s rain, I wish I had known that it would be the… — read more
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Conversations With Dead People—Who’s On Your Mt. Rushmore?
Isn’t it curious how a “personal favorites” list is a distinctly different list from a “greatest of all time” list? In hip-hop or basketball, for instance, there is only a small handful of people who can be placed in the G.O.A.T. list if you expect to be taken seriously. For hip-hop, it’s Pac, Biggie, Jay-Z,… — read more
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9/25/2025— Seven Minute Drill
(Note: Rapper J Cole has discussed a writing exercise where he gives himself only seven minutes to write in stream of consciousness. Since I’m cultivating a habit of writing daily, but am too sleep deprived to write at length, I gave it a shot today. I think I will make this a regular practice of… — read more
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Never Bored — A 3 Year Old’s Lesson To Exulting In Monotony
As I recall, there were only two rules in my seventh grade improv class. Firstly, never say “no” to your partner— it is always “yes, and…”. Secondly, retire any joke that has been used three times because it’s not funny anymore. (Eventually Mrs. Roberts implemented a third rule that prohibited the class from impersonating Michael… — read more
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Moving From Curiosity To “A Thirst For Life”
I’m big on curiosity. If someone asks me to describe myself, then infinitely curious is my go-to descriptor. I believe that curiosity is the prerequisite to wisdom and the breeding ground for play, which I consider virtues all on their own. I’ve tried to train myself to approach each day with a posture of inquisitiveness;… — read more
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Thoughts On ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ by Spike Lee
“All money ain’t good money.” — David King (Denzel Washington) Note: The following review is spoiler free. There is no way I was going to write an objective review of this film— I have an enormous soft spot for Spike Lee, immense admiration for Denzel Washington, and a majority of the film takes place on… — read more
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