2025-12-23 16:01:59
My wife blinked unhappily. She was unhappy for the same reason I was happy. “Turn on the TV”, she said, slightly irritated by the silence. “Don’t you want to have dinner without watching something?” I replied, hopeful that she’d agree but also quite sure that she’d disagree. “No, I’m tired. I want to watch something.” […]
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2025-12-15 18:32:55
He entered the room running. His little feet made disproportionately loud sounds. I observed him from a distance. Standing just outside the door, I didn’t want him to sense me watching. He stood next to the tall Lego tower I’d built. It was bigger than him, and I assumed he’d like it. It seems like […]
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2025-12-07 13:15:47
Climbing 1651 meters, it took us nearly ten hours. Thrilled but exhausted, we looked around to find a place to rest. The summit was crowded, more than I had expected. We didn’t say much. We didn’t need to. The thrill of reaching the top pulsed quietly between us. For a few moments, we simply stared […]
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2025-11-12 12:55:50
Between 2022 and 2025, I attended courses and seminars worth more than $6,700. Some were online, others in person. The last one I visited was just a couple of months ago. A two-day conference advertised as the best event for product people in Europe. The talks were fine. The workshop was engaging. The speakers looked […]
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2025-10-19 13:41:38
Why am I not entertained? Why is my enthusiasm gone? I stick these questions in the bucket that houses my brain, waiting for an explanation. There are so many opportunities in the 21st century, why am I seeing only the pointlessness of it all? Am I turning into a middle-aged, grumpy skeptic, or have I […]
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2025-10-07 11:39:16
“How were you able to afford this?” My friend asked. “A second apartment at these ridiculously high home prices?” When he finished talking, his curious smile turned into an envious frown that he tried to cover up. “Well…” I started slowly. “I…” “I did, or should I say didn’t do, a lot of things you’ll […]
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