Being Kevin: The Weekly Dispatch
Tech, Books, and the Beautiful Absurdity of Life in Brazil
From the Beach In Rio
After 40 years in FinTech, I’ve traded software releases for a front-row seat to the organized chaos of Rio de Janeiro. This newsletter is my digital porch, a place for unpolished commentary, historical deep-dives, and the random thoughts of a guy who finally has the time to pay attention. I write to stay sharp, stay honest, and keep the conversation going.
The Weekly Lineup, I try to work in
I’m a systematic guy by nature, so I’m bringing some structure to the chaos. Here is what you can expect in your inbox:
- Daily Prompt
- Satire
- Quotes
- Gripes (Kind of my favorite)
- News/opinion/commentary
- Culture Brazil/food/places
- History
Coming This Week: Behind the Curtain
I’m pulling back the curtain on the first four months of this year. I’ll be breaking down my blog analytics, how I did it, what the numbers revealed, and a few choice words for WordPress and its frustratingly hidden data. The first part came out 5/1. Let me know what you think.
I’m working on the second part. I am cleaning up all the data, putting all my notes and findings together, and I will have the part out mid-week. I will even break down the differences between likes, views, and comments, how that data is captured, and what it means for WordPress. I will also show trends by strongest and weakest days and main topics that work best for me, listed above, and how to strategically place them
My Blog Posts Of The Week
- See the full list of Winning Weekly Posts here: blog-of-the-week
Don’t Forget the 2026 World Cup Picks
Currently Reading
- 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – Andrew Ross Sorkin – completed
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life – Walter Isacsson
A Line From An Episode Of Seinfeld
- I lie every second of the day. My whole life is a sham.
An Aphorism Of The Week
- The smartest man in the room is often the one most consistently wrong about the world.
Last week’s activity
- In case you missed any of my daily posts, here is the full lineup from the past seven days:
- 4/27/2026: Blog Post Pick Of The Week 20-Apr-2026
- 4/27/2026: A Risk I Took That I Don’t Regret
- 4/28/2026: Quote Of The Week – Voltaire
- 4/28/2026: Daily Prompt – Quotes To Live By
- 4/29/2026: Daily Prompt: What Gives You Direction In Life
- 4/29/2026: Satire Of The Week 27-Apr- 2026
- 4/30/2026: Daily Prompt: Do You Vote In Political Elections
- 4/30/2026: A Mathematical Impossibility How I Used AI
- 4/30/2026: Daily Prompt: What Do You Do To Be Involved In The Community
- 5/01/2026: Part 1 – Blog Statistics – What Do You Look For
- 5/01/2026: Daily Prompt: What Is My Career Plan
- 5/01/2026: Daily Prompt: What Was The Last Live Performance I Saw
- 5/01/2026: Daily Prompt: What Are You Favorite Brands And Why
- 5/02/2026: Daily Prompt: List The People You Admire and Look To For Advice
- 5/02/2026: Emotions Are Transient
- 5/03/2026: This Week In History
Stay tuned for more next week,
Kevin
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