All Posts

For centuries, the old creatures haunted ruined castles, border forts, and abandoned roads. The vicious little goblins with iron boots and blood-soaked caps that had to be continually re-dyed in human blood lest they weaken and die. Travelers vanished near old stone ruins. Livestock disappeared. Entire stretches of countryside acquired reputations no rational person questioned after sunset. The Red Caps did not stop because they discovered morality, they stopped because mod

Nobody really knows what happened to the vampires when magic died. Historians assume they were hunted into extinction, leaving ancient ruins empty where evil once held sway. The truth is much less horrifying, and when one knows where to look, it becomes obvious. As belief faded, the immense magic required to sustain these immortal aristocrats collapsed under its own weight. Generation after generation they became smaller, simpler, and more instinct than intellect, until all t

He noticed it first in the deserts in millennia past. There was a time when mountains trembled when he spoke. Seas divided themselves out of obedience. Cities collapsed beneath judgment. Empires feared dreams because dreams could carry his voice. “Be not afraid,” suggested his emissaries, carrying both judgement and news. From there, it had become harder to keep his adherents’ numbers sufficiently large to keep him in power. He even had a son whose miracles ranged from raisin

The supernatural never truly disappeared; it became regulated by the FDA and paid for by employers, Medicaid, and Medicare.

The layoffs began shortly after overnight wonder became economically uncompetitive. For centuries, the North Pole operated on belief subsidies and miracle infrastructure. Toys assembled themselves beneath enchanted hammers. Sleigh routes folded space. Elves worked in synchronized joy-factories powered by songs, sugar, and mythic purpose. Then came global shipping, then world-wide warehouses that spanned football fields and then data centers that could swallow the warehouses.

Children no longer believed in magic enough to sustain large-scale operations. Not because they were cruel. Not because they had stopped hoping. The problem was efficiency. Modern children receive electronically optimized joy year-round. Infinite entertainment. Same-day shipping. Personalized recommendations. The old rituals had weakened beneath the weight of convenience and the increasing speed of the internet. Hard to keep a list and certainly no more need to check it twice

There was no final curtain, no official notification. No posted signs on the millions of telephone poles that littered the populated areas of the planet. It impacted some mortals more than others, none more than those who used magic. Children stopped leaving out cookies decades ago. Parents stopped telling stories shortly after that. Belief, once a renewable resource, became scarce. The old beings adapted or vanished. For the tooth fairies, this meant no more wings, no more p

I didn’t realize it at the time, but what I was living through was a failure in alignment. I built every system, including irrigation, food production, protection for the herds, while my brother operated within them. I was designing the infrastructure that made everything else possible, yet no one ever defined who owned what or how value would be measured. I assumed my contribution was understood because it was foundational. It wasn’t. In modern terms, I was operating without

I did not learn Agile in a classroom—I learned it on a hill. Before that, I worked in long cycles: build something, hope it worked, and deal with the consequences later. Then came the stone. Each day I pushed it up. Each night it rolled back down. No completion. No recognition. Just repetition. At first, I resisted; I wanted a plan, an endpoint, a definition of done. But the hill offered none of that. It offered something more honest: immediate feedback and the certainty that

The writer of Beowulf is a liar - here's the real story

What happened between Arthur, Morgan and Pat Pending and what the stories do not tell you.

People deserve success. Full stop.

Spring is a weapon. You've spent the winter sharpening your swords; now is the time to put it to use.

Get noticed, not ghosted. Applying for a job is never set it and forget it. Here's helpful tips to make the most out of each company connection.

Comfort is not warmth. Comfort is math. The Comfort Trap is the shrinking distance between your unmet needs and the needs that are barely satisfied. When the gap is wide, you move—restless, ambitious, unwilling to tolerate the lack. But when the gap narrows—when the paycheck almost fulfills, the title almost validates, the routine almost satisfies—you stay. This is the seduction of adequacy. Not misery, not triumph—just enough. Enough comfort to quiet rebellion. Enough stabil

How diverse is your life?

It’s easy to define yourself by a single community: your faith, your profession, your politics, your favorite sports team, or one social circle - think family, friends, Facebook groups. It feels efficient. Clear. Safe. But it’s also fragile. If you think about it, you probably belong to many communities and if you do not, there is danger. Danger of loneliness, depression, and lack of emotional support. When your identity, support system, and sense of belonging all come from

Build communities, not careers

Ah, welcome, my minions! Prepare yourselves, for you have ventured into the dark and twisted realm of community engagement, where I shall unveil the secrets to bending the masses to your will. But heed my words—this is not mere engagement; this is the art of masterful domination ! Effective strategies that will render your followers utterly enthralled, powerless to resist my cunning influence. No weak platitudes, no insipid jargon—only ruthless, actionable tactics that will s

Be Kind to Your Today and Tomorrow Selves - You Deserve It ================================================================ In a life that sometimes feels like a death by a thousand cuts, let’s talk about some tiny things you can do to reduce friction and elevate your daily life. Remember, elevation isn’t about doing more. It’s about removing the unnecessary so the intentional feels luxurious. Small Changes, Big Lift Create Convenience in Small Places One fast charger per s