Author: awrensays
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Bigger, not better
The 2026 FIFA World Cup concluded yesterday, with Spain has victors. This year’s expanded 48 team format led to some truly excited games throughout the tournament. More teams was a good thing. However, the other ways they tried to expand the offering? Not so much. This year, as a nod to the fanfare around U.S.…
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Is your moisturizer really the problem?
I had this journey of trying to find the perfect moisturizer. Everything was a disappointment. But when even the expensive moisturizer that I once raved about failed me, I had to start looking elsewhere. I knew the answer wasn’t what I was putting on my skin. It was all about what was coming from within.…
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Sol de Janeiro finally has something for the guys
As I write this, there are just two 2026 FIFA World Cup matches to go before I have to go back to business as usual, no longer building my schedule around when games are on. I’m going to miss it, but what if a little bit of the fútbol magic stuck around? Like in a…
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What every techie knows
Tech support picked up to ask what the problem was. The apps weren’t talking to each other across devices. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t find a way to change the permissions or encourage them to work at all. After walking me through all the steps that I could use to remedy the problem,…
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Sorry, I was late
It was a picture of an adorable cub, hanging on to the screen door. In the background were woods. What you likely couldn’t see was the mama bear lurking, ready to attack anyone who came close to her cubs. The picture could have been a beautiful shot of what it’s like to live in a…
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A new trend to consider
Since the written word, humanity has sought to spread our ideas as far as possible. We ran messages to other villages, attached notes to birds, and finally figured out how to transmit ideas via wires and almost seemingly through the air. We will always yearn to communicate with one another, and with that we will…
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Another round of the Skin Infusion
I decided to do another round of the Augustinus Bader Skin Infusion. This time, I started with the Skin Infusion facial their Skin Lab in New York City. I still have one vial of the treatment left to go. And I started this program well over a month ago. And that is a problem. This…
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What does Cricket Song smell like?
I’m drawn to fragrance names. Just by what I read alone, I’ll give myself a little spray before doing my research. With a name like Cricket Song, I had no idea what to expect from this Floraiku fragrance. If I had stopped to think, I would have probably thought of something vegetal, or perhaps the…
