IRL

Personal reflections. All the feels.

  • The plan was to write a positive blog post — to be an altruistic beacon of knowledge, or some shit. Instead, I came up with some (completely speculative) theories.

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  • I’d love to tell you that I didn’t write this entire blog post just to complain about this one incident, but I mean, just look at the title.

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  • The empathy dilemma

    To fix all our dilemmas, social or otherwise, we need to fix ourselves. It starts with each of us being good empaths who take responsibility for the information we consume. Now go vote.

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  • Trust your gut

    I’ve been thinking about comfort zones a bit lately. 

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  • What’s the point?

    I have a confession: I haven’t had a meaningful work experience in the last five years. 

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  • Eulogy to Dad

    Yesterday would have been Barney Schultz’s 68th birthday. He died four years ago, without warning. Worst day of my life. On the fourth anniversary of his memorial, I’d like to share the speech I gave that night in an attempt to further reverberate his life into public record. 

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  • I’m not in the NBA, I’ve suffered no injury, and absolutely no one is trying to @ me on Twitter. However, as Michael Jordan announced in his famous fax to the world 25 years ago announcing his return to basketball: I’m back.

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  • It’s real easy to get picky and choosey when you got options. Two weeks ago, I would have hustled my ass off for a wisp of interest. Now I’m the vice president of #IBSgang.

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  • I feel like a failure

    I was laid off on Friday March 13, a day short of my 11th wedding anniversary. Now I’m dealing with a crisis, outside and inside.

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  • Visual storytelling: I dabble

    Any good workman has multiple tools in his or her toolbelt. I think the same applies to storytelling. I’ve been obsessed with video throughout 2018. Here’s a video I put together this summer that I’m quite proud of.

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