4/1/2026☕Essays
A Weekend at Treefort
Food trucks, live music—and waiting in line at Costco—I chronicle several firsts for my wife and kid as they adjust to life in Boise.
Posts Tagged Family
Posts about my family and things related to it.
2/24/2026☕Essays
What Happens During Chinese New Year?
What do you know about Chinese New Year? I introduce the holiday as I’ve experienced it over the years.
2/1/2026☕Essays
My Coffee Expenditures: An Express(o) Analysis
I do a little budget analysis of my coffee habit.
1/25/2026📚Guides
Using Obsidian Bases for Car Shopping
I show how I use Obsidian Bases to shop for cars. Learn how to use this powerful feature of the popular note-taking app.
1/20/2026☕Essays
Using Data Analysis to Power the Car-Buying Process
I share what I learned about buying a car and how it helped reduce my stress during the process.
10/28/2025☕Essays
Notes on Loneliness and Social Media
When I returned from China to find work in the US, I didn’t expect to feel so lonely in my hometown. I reflect on how social media can sometimes make it worse and suggest what might actually help.
7/10/2025☕Essays
The Bhagavad Gita on Relationships
The Bhagavad Gita is a hugely important work in Hinduism. In this article, I look to what it can teach me about my family relationships.
7/3/2025☕Essays
A Reflection on Family Relationships
As my son begins his second year of life, I consider some important issues surrounding my young family.
6/1/2025📚Guides
How to Play Rummy
If you want to know how to play rummy, I’ve compiled a summary of the rules here.
1/6/2025☕Essays
Reflections on Change, Virtue, and Parenthood
I reflect on how fatherhood, philosophy, and good friends helped me grow in 2024.
9/18/2024☕Essays
From Newborn to “Gooh” in Twelve Weeks
I share my son’s progress in his first twelve weeks of life.
7/17/2024☕Essays
A Bellybutton
In my son’s third week of life, he now has a regular-looking bellybutton.
7/10/2024☕Essays
Two Weeks As Dad: Hands and Cloth Diapers
My son found out he has hands. He still hasn’t figured out how to use them. My hands are hurting from washing cloth diapers.
7/6/2024☕Essays
My First Week of Fatherhood
I did my best to prepare for fatherhood, but some things still caught me off guard.