Making friends is hard
2022-07-15
I grew up in a small northern Ontario town in an even smaller Finnish / church cultural circle. Even as a shy young introvert, making friends in that kind of limited circle was not too difficult. My childhood was during the ...
[read more]

---

Apps to help guitar beginners
2022-06-06
As a beginner guitarist, I'm always looking for smartphone apps that can help me out. I've compiled a small list of the apps I am currently using on my smartphone. I specifically avoid ones that have monthly fees, so you won't ...
[read more]

---

Assembling a guitar kit
2022-03-07
My son recently requested that I build him an electric guitar. He wanted a flying-v with a custom wrap on it. I got a guitar kit from Solo Music Gear (located near Toronto, Ontario) and a skin from Axe ...
[read more]

---

Living in a post-truth world
2022-01-26
People were already writing articles about post-truth back in 2017, a year after Trump came into power in the United States. Now in 2021, the fact that so many around the world (but mostly North America) have decided it is ...
[read more]

---

The years of COVID
2021-12-24
I have been really lazy in getting any blog content posted as I have been mostly focusing on writing for the MadCapX crypto research newsletter and my book. These years of COVID lockdowns and various craziness is really tiring. ...
[read more]

---

Should you drive for UberEats?
2020-01-30
Are you thinking about driving for UberEats to make some quick extra cash? I've done a tiny bit of regular Uber driving and a bit more of UberEats driving. Regular Uber driving is not for everyone. Apart from ...
[read more]

---

Over one year of cannabis
2020-01-24
I have never smoked tobacco and I do not drink alcohol (at least not more than maybe a couple of times a year and even then I never get drunk). I have never done illegal drugs in my life and probably ...
[read more]

---

Try out Openbazaar
2019-07-07
You may have heard of the decentralized open source market place called Openbazaar, but probably have not tried it out. I only say this from my own experience after having a number of items listed for sale on the ...
[read more]

---

Leaving my career
2019-06-23
I officially spent my last day sitting in a full-time office job back in July of 2014, after which I tried for several years to get a small business (with a partner) to become profitable. This ultimately failed and I ...
[read more]

---

Archive your receipts and make money
2019-06-17
There is an app called "Receipt Hog" which allows you to take pictures of your shopping receipts with your smartphone and gives you points for doing so. Points can be redeemed for Amazon gift cards, cash toward your VISA ...
[read more]

---

See only blog posts for [2022] [2021] [2020] [2019] [2018] [2017]

View archived content from my very old blog by clicking here