Not having kids is a job creator

Hey Friend,In the film Milk starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin’s character says,“Society can't exist without the family.”He’s not wrong.But:There are about 140,000,000 children born per year. I don’t think society is going anywhere.“The gays” certa...

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Jan 10, 2024
I just learned what a snail girl is

Hey Friend,Snail Girl era is a new term about when a woman decides to “slow down” and prioritize taking care of herself.It’s opposed to ideas like hustle culture, and in line with ideas like quiet quitting.We’ve all heard “nobody wants to work anymor...

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Jan 09, 2024
I guess Daily Writing != Daily Email

Hey Friend,Love how the day after I talk about emailing every day, I don't email.I did write, though!Saturday's post was about how BerkshireHathaway.com is my favorite website (and why).Read it here: https://garrettmickley.com/my-favorite-website/Tod...

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Jan 07, 2024
Why I’ve been sending emails every day

Hey friend,Coincidentally I almost forgot to send an email on the day I planned on sending one explaining why I’ve been sending them every day (so far this year). I’ll keep it really short.if you want the details, go here:https://garrettmickley.com/1...

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Jan 06, 2024
I burnt dinner because I took off my watch

Hey Friend,My wife-to-be had to step out for an errand while dinner was cooking.She already did all the hard work.Everything was cleaned, cut up, assembled, and put in the oven.She said, “All you have to do is take it out of the oven in 40 minutes.”I...

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Jan 03, 2024
Setting the goal: DEFCON in 2024

Hey Friend,I’m writing this on the day of our simulation January 02 2024 and setting the goal of attending DEFCON this year, from August 8-11 (or 7-12 if you’re counting travel days).Even though I don’t deserve to be a hacker.Tickets l...

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Jan 03, 2024
Why I can’t get a job in cyber security.

When I was a teenager I had a realization that if I had super powers I’d probably end up a super villain instead of a super hero.I told my dad this and he said something to the effect of “that’s why the universe didn’t give you super powers.”In hacki...

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Jan 02, 2024