Welcome

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Welcome to my blog/portfolio website! I don’t know what it is that brought you here but I’m grateful nonetheless. If you’re interested in one man’s research and opinions on everything from music and movies to travel and geography to nature and conservation (casting a wide net, I know), then you’ve come to the right place. Or at least it’ll be the right place soon. It’s a new, small space right now, but have a look around and check back regularly to see how this site and I improve.

Recent Posts

  • 17 Essential John Mayer Songs and the Joy of Embracing Cliché

    I’ve spent most of 2025 feeling pretty lost. Some personal and professional disappointment and loss has left me detached from the things I once held closest and grappling with a newfound pressure to rebuild my entire identity in order to move on. I also frequently question the decisions I make about what to do with…

  • A Belated Concert Review: AC/DC Open North American Tour with Brilliant Showing in Minneapolis

    Of all the music acts that experienced their commercial peak sometime during the 20th century, there are approximately 15 (as of late March 2025) that have over 30 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Members of this club of timeless icons include Elton John, Queen, The Beatles, Nirvana and Madonna. Also among them, with 31.9 million…

  • A Belated Concert Review: FINNEAS Flourishes at the Fillmore in Minneapolis

    For anyone that has stumbled upon this review interested in one man’s perspective on this show, I should acknowledge the elephant in the room: this is the first concert review I’ve ever written. You’re seeing this on an unknown portfolio blog, not The Minnesota Star Tribune or the Pioneer Press, because I am not a…

  • My 2024 in 12 Songs

    Have you ever heard the phrase, “soundtrack of my life”? Someone usually says it when they hear a song they sang in the car with parents, or the first one they made out to, or the one that reminds them of a late friend. Last year, after hearing that phrase a lot, I began to…