Bangkok changed the way I think about cities. In its neon streets, crowded temples, and layered history, I discovered what urban texture truly means—and why some places stay with you long after you leave.
A reflection on my daughter turning 16 and how she continues to grow.
A year of change, road trips, shared meals, and learning to be present. From Yukon highways to meditation cushions, this is what 46 taught me about showing up.
Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
I mark the 100th post on Four Sides by looking back at blogging, identity, paleo eating, and how this personal site keeps changing with me.
I process a breakup by facing my own hurt, questioning impersonal blogging, and trying to move on without using media as a distraction.
I reflect on Merlin Mann's fear talk, fatherhood, career uncertainty, and why fear follows passion into the next step.
I discuss Chris Guillebeau's The Art of Non-Conformity, family history, vision, mission, and what meaningful work might look like.
I'm James McCullough: entrepreneur, writer, father, partner, and coffee-fueled polymath, exploring big ideas across work, culture, technology, and life.
I collect free, legitimate sample chapters and links for The 4-Hour Body so readers can decide whether Tim Ferriss's book is worth buying.
I reflect on a difficult 2010, fatherhood, moving, work, fitness, and choosing to improve my life instead of chasing escape.
I revisit digital reading through Gawker, Kindle, iPhone, and shifting blog design, asking how flow and discovery are changing.
I think about Instapaper, clean site design, and how removing distractions can make online reading feel slower and more humane.
I review The Social Network through Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sorkin, and the tension between myth, invention, and accuracy.
I push back on SEO pressure and blog continuity, wondering whether not blogging can protect better writing, memory, and curiosity.
I speculate about Google Me, decentralized networks, private publics, and how Google might reshape identity and sharing online.
I wrestle with unread feeds, Twitter noise, privacy, and the need to step back from the internet so my thoughts can deepen again.
I document my early paleo experiment, cutting grains, eating more fruit, walking daily, and learning how my body reacts to a primal diet.
I review the 2009 Dawson City Music Festival through the journey north, festival paths, local atmosphere, and Yukon music culture.