Bali weeks 8, 9 & 10
So much for weekly updates… For the first time in 5mos I don’t have any spectacular photos to share. My weekly highlight lately is catching up with my folks via zoom. I’m in week 6 of the Faster To...
View ArticleBali weeks 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Been awhile… here’s a quick update on what’s been happening with me over the past 5 weeks: ? I celebrated a b-day at @canggucamp308 We had our first ever entirely-virtual @charitymakeover_ and our...
View ArticleBali weeks 16, 17 ,18, 19, 20
Here’s the monthly update from me: Beaches are finally re-opened in Bali and we’ve been capitalizing on that for sunsets recently. A couple of us did a trip to Bingin beach near Uluwatu and got to...
View ArticleBali weeks 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
That’s a wrap on the Bali chapter for me. What was originally intended to be a 2mo stay turned into an inadvertent 6mo stint due to Covid. Here’s the condensed summary of my last few weeks there: I...
View ArticleI’m the new EIR for Startup Lisboa
I’m very excited to announce I’ve been named Entrepreneur in Residence for Startup Lisboa, the largest startup incubator in Portugal. I’ve been a mentor for their companies for the past two years and...
View ArticleSocial media: the scales have tipped
Image courtesy Dries Buytaert. License. The TL;DR I am ditching social media because I believe the benefits no longer outweigh the costs. It comes down to two main issues: data privacy and...
View ArticleSummiting Mount Cotopaxi
Image from Wikimedia cc license This is a recording of the story I told on 12/18/20 for the Lisbon Digital Nomads Christmas Storytellers event of climbing and falling off the world’s largest active...
View ArticleLooking for a chess coach
I’m seeking to improve my chess game. I’ve played casually for years now and recently have been more deliberate doing 1-2 games per day against the Squareoff AI. This is a physical chess board which...
View ArticleA year without Facebook and Instagram
photo credit: quotecatalog.com on Flickr It’s been just over a year since I gave up Facebook and Instagram and I thought I’d share some observations here about the experience for those considering...
View ArticleMy last 3 Lightning Talks in Lisbon
Haven’t written on here in ages and figured I’d post the last three 5min talks I’ve given for Lisbon Lightning Talks. In reverse chronological order: This is a talk arguing for that the 3 most...
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