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NOT NORMAL
A random collection of back-of-the-envelope calculations, short stories, half-baked theories, bad poems, and more.
Many of these relate to the idea of normalcy, what it entails, and what it does not.
We are fortunate to live in a time where right and wrong, traditions, and norms are being renegotiated.
Yet, only through exploring what is normal can we experience the depths of the clash.
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Salaried Algorithms
Algorithms run our lives. Some run on servers, some in bureaus. Here I propose a nomenclature to bundle digital and salaried algorithms.
Jun 9, 2022
Racism by Another Name
Last Monday, I received my residence permit for Germany. A permit that took two years for me to process. #FeelingWelcomed and with a purpose
Apr 28, 2022
The Laziness Based View
Laziness is the key defining principle of the systems that made us. Yet business defines our lives. Chill down, act like a system!
Apr 10, 2022
Manicured Ignorance
We choose what we ignore more than what we learn. Yet, we use our knowledge to define who we are. This is ludicrous and so absurdly normal
Apr 7, 2022
My Historiography of 'Art'
Art is subjective. What is art for me might not be for you. Here I write about how I distinguish art from crafts.
Mar 20, 2022
On Pretending to Be Smart
Is there something worse than pretending to be smart? I am just myself not my brains. Smart is skin deep but we pretend it has endless reach
Mar 16, 2022
A Life: On Sight, Empathy, and Rainbows
A gift to my previous selves. A memoir and a remembrance of a life lived. A repository of my hopes for a brown and beautiful future.
Mar 2, 2022
On Updating My Values: A Blasphemous, Offensive, and Endless Torture
I'm a recovering Christian. This form of blasphemy is a way of regrounding myself. It's offensive and sacrilegious. Read at your own peril.
Feb 24, 2022
The Hotstove Effect in the COVID Forest
How do we reassess risk after being hurt once? This pandemic might give us a chance to learn in the COVID forest.
Feb 3, 2022
A Very Costa Rican Privilege
As a resident of Europe this privilege crosses my mind every now and then. Yet, only today I realized how uncommon it is.
Jan 22, 2022
Google as a Pay per View Service
We pay to watch Netflix. Advertisers pay to let us use Google's products. What if we outbid them and pay for Google ourselves?
Dec 10, 2021
Useful Things are not Always Important
One should do important work but what if it is not useful? Here I discuss a simple 2x2 that helps me navigate life.
Dec 9, 2021
Time Equals Money Explains Why Bezos Is The Richest Person Alive
We tend to see time equals money as an individual-level call for efficiency. But when applied to organizations, it explains much more.
Nov 14, 2021
On Breadwinning, Caregiving, and Purpose
Homebuilding is nominally composed of two activities: Caregiving, and Breadwinning.
But are both just as important?
Nov 11, 2021
Humane
It might be childish but I have a favorite word. This word encompasses a big part of my cosmogony, my values, and my views of the word....
Oct 27, 2021
Cathedrals of Trade, Science, and Sports
Religion encompasses every aspect of our life. In this post, I present different types of religions and their architectural monuments.
Aug 3, 2021
Winnie-the-Pooh is Pura Vida
Costa Rica is the land of Pura Vida. Germany the land of Verantwortung. As national of one and resident of the other I discuss some tensions
Jul 16, 2021
How Much Money Does Your Country Produce per Ton of CO2?
The first step in any battle is to study one's foe. Only after should fight. These are my first steps in understanding global warming.
Jun 25, 2021
Normal, Not-normal, and Significantly-different
The word normal is loaded with meaning. I use it a lot in this blog and here I try to disambiguate who I use this word.
May 31, 2021
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