The other day, while browsing Twitter, I came across a news story. In a certain country, a group of people had taken to the streets to protest the government, and the police had cracked down hard on the protesters. As I read the news, I felt frustrated, and I caught

I’m not sure if it’s the guitar or myself these days, but I’ve been a bit obsessed. I’ve touched on this topic here and there in some of my posts—my followers may have noticed. The latest thing I’ve realized is this: some songs are

Everyone has a story about jealousy. Sometimes we envy something, and sometimes others envy something of ours. Sometimes, when we tell a friend we love—who works at the same place—about a promotion we’ve received, their face falls, and they start looking for a new job. But whenever

A few years ago, I was part of a migration project that lasted for months. We were going to migrate an old system to a new one. We spent months writing tests, carefully considering every possible scenario, and anticipating dozens of “what if” possibilities in advance. When the night of

Back in high school (I think it was around 2003) I was getting good grades in English class, but my speaking experience was limited to what I learned in class. At the time, my uncle was working as a front desk manager at a hotel. I saw an opportunity and

A while ago, I noticed something strange that I felt might apply to me and almost everyone else. First, I’ll describe the situation, and then I’ll explain what I was trying to get at. My wife and I were watching a word game show, and we were trying

If I start with the saying, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail,” I think it’ll be easier for me to approach this topic. As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been trying to learn an instrument lately, and to do this

The other day, I had a moment of self-awareness. This moment took me back to a time long ago when I’d experienced a similar feeling. I was in high school. We had a typing class. The teacher told me, “Don’t type with two fingers—type with ten.