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Happy Friday. Once again, I would like to remind you to not violate my rights, starting with my freedom of speech, and my presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Apparently, Peter McCormack is envious of our bill of rights. Which…

There is a thesis courtesy of Allan Farrington that Gross Domestic Product, otherwise known as GDP, is a misleading metric for measuring the performance of a nation state. My bad. I was totally conceptualizing wealth in GDP terms. When you…

Peter, I love you but you are wrong and Mark Moss is right. At least in this instance. Before you get upset, let me explain. The person who toils for 20 years, honing their skill, up-leveling their “game” because they…

For some reason, fasting seems to be a controversial practice. Which is strange because all world traditions and religions incorporate some form of fasting. In Islam, a whole month is dedicated to fasting, Ramadan. The Catholics have lent which is…

One of my favorite stories that I like to reference is when Prince Charles, at that time, was betrothed to Diana Spencer. There’s a famous news clip of the young couple, probably the BBC, with a reporter asking Diana about…

Happy Sunday. I wanted to say something along the lines of another note, another week under our belt. But then I realized that technically Sunday is the start of the week, not the end. We have been conditioned to think…

Last night I had another weird dream but this time Kamal was in it. Funny that, since we are now divorced, without returns thanks again to Islam. For those that don’t know, in Islam you can’t remarry if you divorce…

I am forced to create a whole new category of notes to contain these recurring dreams I am having lately with babies and little girls. The latest features both. I am in an Uber or taxi maybe. But instead of…

How to solve a problem like Sudan? In the same way that Bitcoin incorporates a multitude of disciplines within it that extend beyond just money, the Sudan conflict has a hornet’s nest of problems beyond just power struggles. As a…

Ready for another installment of notes to brighten your weekend? This one is also based on a dream I had last night that is out of this world. Too soon? Bad joke? This one goes like this. We lived in…