In this episode, I play a song by Black 47; I had a key insight about why we acquire stuff; my daughter can drop some ping pong balls in an arcade game; getting the junk is more exciting than owning or using the junk; I passed on Precursor, the open source phone; I passed on … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 23 2021 – An Antidote for Stuff

In this episode, I play a song by Hill Country Devil; listener Reed Knight asks about my history in pursuing my hobbies at possibly great lengths; Oxford Books and later Oxford Too were my weekend pilgrimage; I had a moment of clarity about a work laptop; I worked on the UPS Campus Ship product; the … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 9 2021 – Shaking my Baton at the Head of the Parade

In this episode, I play a song by Colleen Green; I have failed at Bullet Journaling; no organizational system can do my tasks for me; a notecard is the best to-do handler I’ve used in a long time; sending books to Open Library is doing wonders for my clutter; Hachette is suing them for making … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 2 2021 – Cheap is as Good a Time as Any

In this episode, I play a song by Sarah Shook and the Disarmers; I figured out how to record shows 17 years into this podcast; batching shows has altered how I feel about the art of podcasting; Tiago Forte and his notion of the “slow burn” form of preparation is helping me greatly; I am … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 26 2021 – Bouncing Off Dana

In this episode, I play a song by Shake Well; telemarketers are no longer a problem for me; the political social contract is violated asymmetrically; it is difficult for news media to gain trust and easy to lose it; I don’t even like the rhythm of cable news pundits; I like Cocaine and Rhinestones but … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 19 2021 – There is No Middle

In this episode, I play a song by Humanist; I am listening to the Make Do podcast; why do I pressure myself to be productive at all times; Mur says preventing boredom isn’t good for creativity; all my clutter is stuff of medium value; auto-deleting my downloads is the best thing ever for computer transitions; … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 12 2021 – Lost in My Own Metaphor

In this episode, I play a song by Japanese Breakfast; I am enjoying the Comic-Con Begins podcast about San Diego Comic Con; I started in-person science fiction fandom in Atlanta in the mid-80s; my fandom experience is inextricably linked with Ed Kramer; I don’t mind subverting hierarchies and sticking it to the man; I tell … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 5, 2021 – Subverting the Hierarchy

In this episode, I play a song by Tim Truman; I accidentally played the Dog Days of Podcasting promo but shan’t be doing it; I am rethinking how I do travel and what I want out of it; people > nature > buildings; there is a class bias in requiring travel to be a well-rounded … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 29 2021 – Monkey Mind

In this episode, I play a song by Mark Lanegan; I discuss a little about my investing life and how I once used Motley Fool and how I have changed strategies; how to think about the FIRE movement and how that means you can retire, work or do whatever you want; M1 Finance is a … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 15 2021 – Life on FIRE

In this episode, I play a song by Du Blonde; our girls are softball state champions! the Mad at Dad podcast has ceased; my last reason for using Facebook has now gone away; I don’t comment on friend’s posts anymore; I have stopped caring about social signals; Bridgerton taught me a lesson; I miss Alexandria … Continue reading Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for June 30 2021 – Social Signals