November 4, 2026
The Ambusher
Tater has bitten my Adan, blown up my plans and narrowed my life to six trusted people. Can I learn to love the complications? A story about dogs, burritos, and what I’ll miss when they’re gone.
November 3, 2026
Where Buddhism and Stoicism come up short
Buddhism says blow out the flame of craving. The Stoics say prepare for disappointment so it can’t hurt you. Both are trying to protect you from life. Amor fati wants more of it.
March 10, 2025
Mental Models: Relativity
“Take your boots off now, you’re 80 yards away,” I speak into the radio. Josh is on the other side of a canyon trying to get within bow range of a bedded Coues deer. Killing one with his bow is the only dream I know he has. And now, he’s 80 yards away from making that dream a memory. Josh
March 25, 2024
Life Advice From A Hitman
One of my favorite movies of all time is Collateral. It stars Jaime Foxx and Tom Cruise. Foxx is Max, a mild-mannered cab driver in Los Angeles. Tom Cruise is Vincent, a professional hitman at the top of his game. Fate brings the two together when Vincent hails Max’s cab at LAX and hires him to drive from hit to
October 19, 2023
In Constant Motion
I’m sitting at a desk in my home office. My fingers tap a keyboard as I write this. My home is in a sprawling city of some six million people. When I step outside, I hear the constant noise of the cars and low-profile mud tires on the jacked up Ford Super Duties with 22″ wheels speeding down the freeway
