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Always a celebration – The Daily PPILL #166

Always a celebration – The Daily PPILL #166

Dogs have some fantastic things about them. One is the way they just don’t care about how we may be judging them. In one seamless move they can just lick whatever body part and then, lick your face. Our dog -like many others- doesn’t wait until someone...
Who are you comparing yourself against? – The Daily PPILL #161

Who are you comparing yourself against? – The Daily PPILL #161

In the words of Naval Ravikant, “in modern life, what happens is -like- the person who is the best at doing something in the world will get to do it for the entire world…through a combination of leverage and distribution and accountability and specific...
Information is power – The Daily PPILL #156

Information is power – The Daily PPILL #156

I have been hearing this since I was a kid. “Information is power”. It was usually associated to some specific item of knowledge. Something that would allow someone to take advantage, to do some arbitrage, even blackmail someone. And most of my life, it...
The most valuable resource – The Daily PPILL #151

The most valuable resource – The Daily PPILL #151

Well, what we have been trying to avoid for two years, happened. A few weeks ago as of this writing, I tested positive for COVID-19. After multiple boosters and what we believe now is a milder strain, I was way lucky. Symptoms were mild, with some coughing, a sore...
The Argentine Bakery that wasn’t – The daily PPILL #146

The Argentine Bakery that wasn’t – The daily PPILL #146

It was supposed to be an Argentine Bakery and Pizzeria. In Seattle. But it wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, the empanadas were great, and the sweet croissant (a butter croissant, about half the size a regular one, with a light, sweet glaze) was spot on. The...
“I didn’t mean that” – The Daily PPILL #141

“I didn’t mean that” – The Daily PPILL #141

Life rarely grants us a second chance. That’s why, when the stakes are high, these words seldom have the power to erase what we said. They don’t stop the offense, or the embarrassment. But when they do, is because there is a history of how we have handled things in...