Cured From Summit Syndrome
There’s a term called “summit syndrome,” which describes the slump that high-achievers sometimes experience after they’ve met their most ambitious goal and now feel as if their life lacks purpose. …
Daily Life
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My Grandmother’s Legacy
My most vivid memory at age 3 was standing in the porch of my family’s house in St Julien, Trinidad, yelling a strong command at every passing plane to TAKE ME…
I’m Retiring…
When I was in high school, all of the most exciting things would happen on Friday nights: the best parties, the biggest sports games, and the legendary night when everyone…
The Most Expensive Photos of My Car
Can you believe that the photographer who took this terrible, underexposed, badly framed photo of my car charged me $50 for it and is threatening legal action if I don’t…
The “Wild Goose Chase” Gender Reveal
In October 2021 I was one of three people who held the answer to mystery of the gender of my sister’s baby. She was pregnant with her first child and,…
The Memory of Society, the Guinea Pig
When COVID-19 forced a shelter-in-place, I was stuck indoors with my roommate. She was relatively low-maintenance, didn’t take up too much space, and best of all, was incapable of getting…
Wisdom From Mere
My mom doesn’t have an Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, or Snapchat account, but she does have a TikTok page with no videos, no display picture, and a generic username.…
Diet to the Extreme
When I was a teenager, I ate everything and didn’t gain a pound. When I was in my 20’s, I ate everything and gained a few pounds, but then I…
I can’t Believe Judy’s Gone!
In 1969, I was negative sixteen years old and Eddy Howell released a hit song that began with the lyrics, “when you told me she was going, I couldn’t believe…
Weird Beard
Remember my beard experiment? Well, it’s over now… I thought that I would be very uncomfortable with facial hair, but I didn’t mind it at all. My level of comfort…
Don’t Overdo It: My Dead iPhone X
“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.” This is a terrible quote! Don’t make the same mistake as I did and actually take it seriously. Here’s what happened… I had a…
My Stellar Kids
When my brother was 5, I hated going to his little league games because the parents would sit in the stands and boast about how their kid was better than…
Five Years After Buying a Car Online
In 2012, I made an $80,000 online purchase for a product that didn’t exist yet. That product was a Tesla Model S and the entire experience was pretty nerve-racking from…
I Sold My Dream House!!
After 10 years of being a landlord and a homeowner, I’ve ended that chapter to move on to greater and more massive things. Although I’ve owned the house for ten…
Happy New Beard!
Ever since I started growing facial hair at the age of 7, I’ve shaved every 2-3 days. I’ve never had any significant facial hair in my life, but that’s not…
The Memory of Tommy the Guinea-Dog
When my mom was young, she was attacked by a dog, which made her eternally scared of them. This was especially tough for my dad and I since we both…
The Plight of the Peculiar
Most of the things I do don’t follow social norms or conventions. It’s boring to do what everyone else does just because it’s the safest and most socially acceptable option.…
2015 Goals Recap
In 2014 my dad said, “if it’s too big for you to say, it’ll be too big for you to experience,” so I ended the year by saying some things…
She Graduated While I Suffered Pt 3
A few months ago, I spent three hours of my life (that I will never get back) at my sister’s college graduation. After countless years of long classes internships, and…
So, Geremy… Where’s Your Jet?!?
Five years ago, I boldly announced to the world that I will have my own Embraer Phenom Jet in 2015. Now that it we’re in 2015, where’s my jet?!?!?! Well,…
Reflecting on 29
As I approach the final hour of the second decade of my life, I wanted to reflect on my life at age 29. In the past few years, I was…
My Social Highlight Reel
I use social networks in a way that is atypical of many others in my generation. My Instagram is for posting memorable moments that I’d like to remember and share…
Beware the Bear
I love my home, but I was so nervous that bears would infest my yard that I couldn’t enjoy it during the first two weeks of living there. If you’re…
But then I resigned…
The last 9 years of my career has been a fun time filled with rainbows and daisies. I managed an Executive Coaching practice within a company that had some of…
Hey Driver….Take me to my Castle!
Tesla has a fun (and potentially scary) feature in their cars that allows them to remotely monitor the car’s major systems at all times. At first I thought that they…