Month: October 2025

  • Saying goodbye to an old friend, and hope for the future

    Saying goodbye to an old friend, and hope for the future

    This post will be less cryptic than usual, because it’s discussing a play that everybody reading this was at least aware of (and hopefully, you’ve been using it for the last few years).  It’s time for the weekly reporting on the 2025 war on happiness, as Citi has finally decided to (likely) kill off the…

  • On whale status, and comparison being the thief of joy

    On whale status, and comparison being the thief of joy

    Back when I was a doe-eyed fresh college grad, I got my first 9-5. The job entailed a certain duty that required an end-of-year post mortem as part of the review process. At the end of that first year, I remember chuckling at my one-year-ago self for thinking I was good at the job. I…