KE Ratio: A Personal Perspective The first time I came up with KE Ratio was in August of 2024. It has come a long way. Recently PeakD front-end kindly integrated with every hive users based on community

Midterm Election I have thought long and hard about not writing this post. Yet, I have decided that I should, otherwise, there will no record of the anxiety I am going through, and the total amount of

Along the Silk Route Few places in Central Asia capture the intersection of natural landscape and ancient heritage quite like southern Kazakhstan. On a recent trip to Turkistan and the nearby medieval

A Trip to Baku It’s astonishing how quickly momentum evaporates, isn’t it? One week of taking a well-deserved breather seamlessly turns into four, and suddenly the cursor blinking on a blank screen feels

A Weekend in San Francisco with Family I have been coming to San Francisco for 26 years. I have visited this city numerous times, in fact too many times to count, and yet it never gets old to me. I visit

Day Trip to Uppsala After spending my first weekend day, Saturday, exploring the vibrant streets of Stockholm, I was ready for a change of pace on Sunday. I headed north by train toward historic Uppsala.

Random Weekend When you only have a quick weekend in Stockholm—and a severe case of jet lag—the best strategy is to put on a pair of comfortable shoes and let the city unfold on foot. That was my plan:

How to deal with Discord (online) Trolls If you’ve spent any meaningful time on Discord, you’ve likely encountered them: the shitposters, the derailers, and the outright bad-faith actors whose sole objective

Ten Days of Auction KROWL BRIGHTBANE (the card or item doesn't matter) Welcome to the exciting, and sometimes baffling, world of auctions! Whether you're trying to win a vintage watch online, bid for ad

The Losers: The Gulf Megahubs I travel a lot. At any given time time my United App looks very similar to this. Yes, That is in fact my own United App and I am not making it up. I have three trips coming

Wet Shave Sometimes I write a random post, not expecting anyone will even read it, but then I am positively surprised on the interest. My last post on shaving is one such post. I got a decent set of engagement

The Art of the Daily Shave One of the items that saddens me in the men's grooming that most men have forgotten the traditional joy of "wet shaving". Well having facial hair is on the rise post-Covid

How Mr. Nobody Against Putin Captures the Psychological Shift in Russia’s Youth Heros doesn't wear capes all the time I’ve always held a deep interest in the Russian people—their resilience, their history,

Verico Cards: How to get Toil & Kin Bonus So after the Verico cards are released, there is 54 new cards to play with on land, and community is scratching their heads to figure out how best to use this

Foreman of the Verico We first joked, what is a Foreman? The one that comes after Threeman! :) Well, it's been a while since I have written about Splinterlands. The reason was simply, there wasn't that

Vibecession Have you heard of the term? I haven't until recently. A vibecession is a profound disconnect between objective economic metrics and subjective public perception. It describes a landscape where

A Focus Group Poll What 10 Gen Z Trump Voters Think About Trump’s Second Term Today I was reading this article at the New York Times about a focus group poll: It is titled: Don't Forget about Us. I understand

Teen Driving in Full Swing I wrote this post regarding the process of starting my teenager to learn to drive back in April. Now that the summer is full swing, we have done our initial steps and she got

Parting Ways with Slovenia: A Final Few Days in Piran After an incredible journey exploring the heart of Slovenia, we decided to wrap up our summer family vacation where the land meets the Adriatic Sea:

Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) I may be dumb or too old; but I have never heard of the acronym FIRE before today! Let me clarify a bit; I know the concept very well, just not the acronym! The

Kranjska Gora: A Perfect Family Base for Exploring Slovenia, Italy, and Austria After spending time in Lake Bled, our family of four headed to Kranjska Gora, one of Slovenia's most charming alpine towns.