Turning 15 Years Old
Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
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A personal reflection on finding unexpected love and joy after embracing solitude, and the liberating effects of letting go of social media and embracing real connections.
2024 - Year of Discipline
Today is Bell Let's Talk Day, a day focused on mental health awareness. For the past few years, I have been using it to talk about a theme for the next year.
Turning 14 Years Old
Another challenging year, but coming out stronger than in the past.
Latest
Since I decided to leave Twitter a month ago, there isn't much I miss. Being away makes you realize how much time is wasted scrolling.
I miss following sports or monoculture shows. And even then, only a little bit.
Stayed up past midnight for the opportunity to buy raffle tickets for the Taylor Swift concert in Vancouver. Not available, so up at 6:00 am to make it happen.
The things you do for your daughter.
I have to admit that it’s been fun getting my hands dirty on the CSS and hbs files of Ghost to improve the blog’s look. 30-60 mins a day so I don’t get crazy.
Feeling much better about it now. Take a look.
An insightful interview between Ryan Holiday and Keila Shaheen, author of The Shadow Work Journal. Covering journaling, shadow work, and the connection to Stoicism.
Mucking around with my blog with assistance from Claude. I wish I had access to it long ago. Saves so much time of searching different forums, Reddit, etc.
Slowly getting better now.
In his late seventies he wrote a will stating that his life was not to be artificially prolonged. The hospital machinery he regarded as sophisticated instruments of torture, up to the standard of the Spanish Inquisition. He would have agreed with film director Luis Buñuel that "respect for human life becomes absurd when it leads to unlimited suffering, not only for the one who's dying but for those he leaves behind." He also understood, as had Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush in 1811, that "there is a fullness of time when men should go, and not occupy too long the ground to which others have a right to advance."
Lewis Lapham passed away earlier this month. He was the former editor of Harper’s magazine, and then the Lapham Quarterly. Rereading his Memento Mori piece that was published in the Lapham Quarterly newsletter today reminded me of why I enjoyed his writing so much. Mixing the personal anecdotes with a wealth of historical references sent me down many rabbit holes when I read his editorials in the past. A quiet influencer on my own writing, I think.
Read more about him and his past work over at Lapham Quarterly.
My daughter is begging to go see $uicideboy$ with my girlfriend in Vancouver in August. She played one song and it reminded me of this great YouTube video from Vox’s Earworm series.
Been tinkering with the look of the website this afternoon, with some assistance from Claude. Feeling closer to how I would like the front page to look.
Love this simple page that's included in Ghost to list recommendations easily. Like the blogroll that Manton Reece has developed for micro.blog.
Adding more as I think of it. Take a look.
Four Sides
A writer and amateur photographer based in Kelowna, Canada, focused on culture, technology, and books to read. Stoicism and mindfulness are a focus.
Recommendations
After finishing Severance, I am rewatching Silo with my girlfriend. I like being able to notice details I previously missed the first time through. My thoughts from last year remain the same. Watch this show on Apple TV+.
Media Diet - Winter Edition | Four Sides
A selection of television series to watch over the winter break. Slow Horses, The Bear, Yellowjackets, Blue Eye Samurai, and more.
