One of my favorite pointless pastimes is attempting to track down the provenance of supposed “famous quotes”. You’d be shocked (or maybe you wouldn’t) at how many supposedly Deep Thoughts were never uttered by the people they’re attributed to.| jdroth.com
One of my favorite pointless pastimes is attempting to track down the provenance of supposed “famous quotes”. You’d be shocked (or maybe you wouldn’t) at how many supposedly Deep Thoughts were never uttered by the people they’re attributed to.| foldedspace
Well, that was my longest hiatus from blogging ever. I’ve been writing online for more than 25 years, and I’ve never taken a nine month break. Kind of crazy.| foldedspace
While watching the recent TV adaptation of Shogun last week, I had to pause to jot down a Profound Quote. It doesn’t happen often, but every now and then I read (or hear) something that inspires me, or reflects my view of the world, or otherwise makes me want to remember it.| foldedspace
As you’re surely aware, the inhumanly prolific Taylor Alison Swift released a new album the other night. Well, she released a surprise double album. (Triple album? I don’t know. It has 31 songs. So far.) This brings her to a total of ten albums (if you count The Long Pond Sessions limited vinyl, which I do) and 240 tracks recorded and released since 23 August 2019 (along with three films and the most successful concert of all time).| foldedspace
Ten years ago, Kim and I enjoyed a date night at a restaurant on Portland’s south waterfront. I don’t remember the restaurant and I don’t remember the meal. What I do remember is this.| foldedspace
My life has been consumed by art. And that’s a good thing.| foldedspace
Twenty years ago, when I was trying to figure out how the hell to get out of debt, I was fortunate enough to find two silent mentors from which to learn financial skills: Dave Ramsey and Vicki Robin.| foldedspace
I started two new habits on 01 January 2021, and I’ve managed to maintain both habits for more than three years.| foldedspace
For more than five years now, Tom and I have had (nominally) weekly calls. Every Tuesday morning, we meet to chat about work and life. These started as calls to work on Get Rich Slowly, but because neither of us was wholly motivated to do that work, they eventually evolved into general bullshit sessions.| foldedspace
Last night, Mac and I drove to Portland to catch Depeche Mode in concert. He’d intended to take his wife, but they had a miscommunication about dates. Turns out Pam’s in Taiwan right now haha, so Mac took me instead.| foldedspace