Tag: Culture & Society
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Part 12 – JPMChase The Beginning
Reading Time: 2 minutesJPMChase The Beginning I’m not the typical networking type who likes to work the room, shake hands, and make small talk. If you have something to say, just say it and let’s move on. It’s not the usual way to look for a job, but in this case, it worked out. I…
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Satire Of The Week: The Scene: Hell
Reading Time: 3 minutesLucifer: “Your punishment is quite simple, Donald. No deals. No followers. No audience. They begged to stay away from you.” Trump: “What do you mean no audience? Who’s going to hear the truth? I have the best words. I’ll have a rally for the rocks. The rocks will love me.” Lucifer: “Yes.…
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Gripe Of The Week – Spam Mail
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpam mail is the one industry that refuses to die no matter how often you try to kill it. You unsubscribe, block, delete perform the full digital exorcism and still it crawls back like it pays rent. Paper, inbox, doesn’t matter. It’s the same relentless parade of nonsense, now just faster, cheaper,…
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Daily Prompt: Best Thing To Do In The City
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery city has great places. Take a look at the best in this city. From the mountain to the sea.
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Brazil: The Carioca Experience
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo be a Carioca is to embrace a specific vibe—a slower, less hectic lifestyle rooted in a deep sense of culture and closeness. While I’m only an ‘adopted’ Carioca by marriage, I’ve learned that the heart of this identity isn’t just found in the distinct ‘sh’ sounds of the Rio dialect, but…
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A Better Email Experience Is Coming to BeingKevin
Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the next few days, Being Kevin will be transitioning to a new email and newsletter platform called MailPoet. This change is designed to create a cleaner, more organized, and more professional reading experience for everyone who follows the blog. The good news is simple: You Do Not Need To Do Anything…
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Bots vs. Humans: Why Your Comments Matter More Than Google’s Analytics
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the last week, I’ve been staring at the ‘truth.’ Or at least, what Big Tech wants me to believe is the truth. I plugged my life, my blog, and my history into the cold, calculated machinery of Google Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. The reports came back in shades of gray: bounce…
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Quote Of The Week – Muhammad Ali
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFew leave their mark on the history of the world and rise to sporting icon. Do you know who did it alone?
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Book Review: The Great Gatsby
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Great Gatsby kind of great but not a classic to me. A good short read for a day.