Things I Like And Don't Like

Things I Like And Don't Like

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Like - Conversations On The Plane
My ideal plane ride is spent sitting next to someone I know watching movies together—or at the same time anyway—and chit chatting to make the flight go…
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Don't Like - The Portland Hellscape Narrative
Well, I’m back from Reno and my pockets are a little lighter, but isn’t that true of all vacations?
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Like - The Language Of Craps
Craps is the most exciting game at the casino.
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Like - Writing For Yourself
One of the biggest questions about writing is who you’re writing for.
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Don't Like - The Constant State Of Emergency
There’s a logic in the world that everything has to happen right away because we’re in a constant state of emergency.
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Like - Making A Sandwich
Making a sandwich is the simplest creative culinary act.
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Like - Leaving A Big Tip
Tipping culture reached a fever pitch a few years ago, but all of the conversation was about how tipping was too expected and had gotten to be too much.
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Don't Like - Ruining The Moment
A brief spoiler of the worst moment from One Battle After Another
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Like - The Post Movie Theater Chat
Often, my favorite part of seeing a movie in theaters is not the overwhelming size of the screen or the boom of the sound but the time spent immediately…
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Don't Like - All Criticism Being Valid
One of the stranger elements of modern white collar work is the degree to which you have to accept criticism, even if the criticism makes no sense.
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David Azrael

September 2025

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