274 – On A Belated 2020 Recap

To borrow a song from R.E.M., 2020 is "the end of the world as we know it." The coronavirus pandemic has definitely changed the world in the span of a few months. Remote work became the norm rather than the exception. Video conferencing apps such as Zoom and Cisco Webex were thrust in the spotlight. …

205 – On Closing 2018 And Closing Doors

CONSUMMATUM EST. It is finished. God hath given, God hath taken away. Of all the slumps I have ever encountered in my five years of blogging, none has ever brought me to the point of quitting—until this. If you read my previous post last October (and if you've been following me on Instagram), I just …

177 – On Recapping 2017

To put it bluntly, 2017 was screwed over to begin with. A broken-down laptop in January cost me a lot of posts and derailed any plans I had for the blog. To add insult to injury, my smartphone's screen also got broken. (I have yet to bring both these electronics for repair. If they can't …