2023 Recap
Hey everyone,
Before I move on to new content in 2024, I first wanted to recap the 2023 content that I’ve created. I’m going to include my favorite post and Useless Observation from each month in 2023, and then on Monday, I’ll start with my January Useless Observations. This is the perfect way to continue this transition into the new year while also highlighting some of the posts that you may have missed. Hope you all enjoy it.
January Newsletter: Chesterton’s Fence, which is about the G.K. Chesterton quote "Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up."
January UO: One slice of bread is utterly useless. You can’t do anything with it except make toast, and toast sucks. That’s why you always have to slather condiments on top of toast. Toast makes you wish you were eating a breakfast sandwich with a second slice of bread.
February Newsletter: Fetch, about the MSCHF Big Red Boots
February UO: No matter how many advertisements they show me while I’m watching a video, I will never pay for YouTube as a matter of principle. The new 15-20 second ads that are unskippable are pretty damn annoying, but I remember when YouTube was invented and I refuse to pay for it.
March Newsletter: Run The Jewels, about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse
March UO: Why do Ruffles chips still exist? PepsiCo has so many other chip varieties that blow Ruffles out of the water, such as Lay’s, Doritos, Tostitos, and SunChips among others. Who is going out of their way to purchase Ruffles?
April Newsletter: The Longest Yard, about whether I could gain one rushing yard in the NFL
April UO: After watching the movie You People, I wonder how many people champion the life and legacy of Nipsey Hussle following his untimely death and have never heard of Julius “Nipsey” Russell, the actor, comedian, and dancer that he’s named after.
May Newsletter: Little Big Town, about my favorite rap songs from various stages of my life
May UO: I recently took part in a photo shoot for new headshots and I’ve used the new photos on LinkedIn and Instagram. I used to think that no one looks like their LinkedIn photos, but I now realize that photographers are wizards and can make magic happen.
June Newsletter: Misanthropy, about my journey to becoming more compassionate and empathetic towards my fellow human beings
June UO: I enjoy watching people struggle to get on and off escalators. It ranks high on my list of unintentionally hilarious everyday activities. A big part of why I find it funny is that you can’t help anyone get on or off an escalator. They have to figure it out for themselves. Watching them do so is like watching someone’s brain solve a puzzle in real-time.
July’s Newsletter is a tie. I couldn’t decide between my WNBA newsletter More Than Game or Mr. Goodbar, about the uselessness of microwave buttons.
July UO: There are two types of people in this world: those that brush their teeth at work, and those that don’t. Which one are you?
August Newsletter: Emerald Isle, about my trip to Ireland
August UO: Business professor and economist Aaron Levenstein said one of my favorite quotes, and I’ll share that with you today. “Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.”
September Newsletter: Tip Drill, about how tipping has become out of control in our country
September UO: I love that you can have a successful candy company and only make one type of candy. Werther’s Original is a company that only makes one item and has successfully done so for the past 50 years, and they haven’t felt the need to diversify at all.
October Newsletter: Top Flight Security, about our need to call security guards “officers”
October UO: Why does a Toyota Corolla have the ability to go 150 miles per hour? When would a Toyota Corolla ever need to go that fast?
November Newsletter: Wedding Ringer, about wedding do’s and don’ts
November UO: Speaking of idiots, who discovered oysters? Who bit into a rock one day and was pleasantly surprised to find something edible inside? Also, who was the first person to combine macaroni and cheese with lobster?