Momentos

A lot of life is realizing you’re wrong about things, trying to accept and adjust. Small example: an old college drinking buddy, hadn’t seen or heard from him in years. Figured he’d be working at a supermarket or something all his life. Instead I see he’s currently a VP at a big tech company.

In 1988, Marina Abramović and her partner Ulay broke up by starting at opposite ends of the Great Wall of China, walking 2500km to meet in the middle, and saying goodbye. Sometimes I think every relationship is like that. We each walk our own path, meet people along the way, and eventually say goodbye.

Easy to take it for granted, got a good reminder today: how lucky I am to have the parents I do. Nothing I did to deserve them. Pure luck. They’re good, honest, supportive people. Very easy going, no drama. Worked long and hard to build a good life for themselves and their kids.

That day of the year again, has me missing the bit of boldy, off limits here in Andorra. Fast forward a few decades and I like to think we won’t be so silly about this stuff. That the likes of gambling, alcohol, cigarettes and junk food will be more restricted than a little weed.

I was paying a CPA $500 to do my taxes each year. Did them myself this year with the help of AI, and it spotted a bunch of mistakes the CPA had been making. Funny how AI has a warning that it can make mistakes. We should have that prominently displayed on humans, too.

Her MO: target small business owners who are clueless about tech and online marketing, charge them a few $100 for a crappy 3-page website, then $40/month for a GBP that you set up quick and never touch again. Wish I had a list of her clients. I’d call them all and expose her scam.

Crucial meta skill for an entrepreneur: being able to pick yourself up over and over again, to keep trying despite relentless rejection and disappointment. Churchill said success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. But that’s impossible. You will definitely lose enthusiasm, but how fast can you get it back?