The Thread
Phil MullinsI like to write about things that connect us rather than things that divide, those THREADS . . . see? Huh?? Or maybe I hate conflict. Either way, I think I'm funnier than I am. This publication is proof!
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Ten Thousand Spoons, Zero Chapters
Hello Friends.
I have been writing a book. I have no illusions that it will be good. Not false humility here, just a good old fashioned sense of reality, as writing books be hard.
But, I want to do it to check it off a list that I start...
Pura Vida (-ish)
Turns out infinity is closer than I thought
The Common Thread: A meditation on the “Pura Vida Paradox”—the specific human struggle of trying to achieve a state of pure, relaxed bliss while being actively hunted by coconuts, predator...
Signal and Noise
If everything is an emergency, then nothing is an emergency.
I don’t recall the first time I heard that statement; several years ago, I was “in charge” of safety in our lab group at work (as much as any person can be “in charge” of safety....
If LinkedIn were a person
Most People: Hi, I, uh, might be interested in finding a new career.
LinkedIn: Don’t be someone who finds a career; let the career find you!
MP: Ok, well, can you help a career find me?
LI: That’s the wrong question!! You need to ask how...
Christmas (2026) is just around the corner
When Christmas decorations started popping up in SEPTEMBER at some stores in my hometown, I knew what that meant, and I shared the news with others, mostly those in my household: Christmas 2026 was just around the corner!
And no, I hadn’t...
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I like to pull on the loose threads of life—the things that make us human, like the dread of plotting geckos or the fear of direct sunlight. Please join me as I attempt to find the common connection in the chaos.
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