Warning: Rambling thoughts ahead that need to come out. Brace yourselves.

I got to thinking about fear while learning a new activity. I remember some of the fear that I had while learning Japanese and how I managed to turn something that could have been straightforward into an exercise where …

I've been thinking a lot about the ideas and thoughts that I have. I've been carving away at what is still true for me and what I've managed to pull in because of wanting to fit in with communities like Google Plus, Board Game Geek or video game collecting and …

I'd like you to meet two friends of mine. Well, they're not actually friends, they've just been there for a long time. What would you call someone that has been a constant companion of yours, but brings out the worst in you? Friend seems too kind. A pest? Perhaps, but …

I've had this mental mind while decluttering and determining what I still want in my life. One of the metaphors I've found helpful for me are whether things are there because I want them to be there or whether they were put there by ghosts. It's a neat metaphor for …

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) removed the Github repo for program that I use to download Youtube Videos for later viewing (youtube-dl). This has upset me in a few ways, not the least of which is that Youtube changed in a way that makes the version that I …