I think my fondness / obsession with having the right gear mirrors my dad's debilitating anxiety about every situation. The man is so risk averse about everything it's a wonder that he somehow captained a boat to escape Vietnam with our family and 200 other refugees. It&
by Jack Fisher, Feb 13, 2026
One constant is that Madeleine is super competitive with me. If I want her to practice piano, run, draw, or do anything that requires effort, she'll muster up the strength if she knows that she's competing against me. After three years of piano, her teacher gave
by Jack Fisher, Feb 09, 2026
I hope in some small way, as we deal with commutes and spouses and kids and putting the dishes in the dishwasher and making sure the forks go with the forks and the spoons go with the spoons that we find the way back to ourselves?
by Jack Fisher, Feb 07, 2026
I'm still learning about all of this stuff, but seeing your kid sad because they don't know why they're different than other kids is tough.
by Jack Fisher, Feb 07, 2026
In this dream, the photo mode was on portrait, which I didn't want. So I switched it to photo mode and tried to zoom to about 1.2x. But the camera kept zooming into 5x, then 10x. Too close!
by Jack Fisher, Feb 05, 2026
Here was a woman whom I had married, who is now a mom, but somehow so many many other things
by Jack Fisher, May 01, 2025