Joachim Kennedy

Good Signs

Before heading off to college, I joked with my cross country friends that I would start a parody of Humans of New York called Street Signs of Greater Boston. Here’s what I have so far1: Neighbor– Please stop feeding grapes to turkeys. (Please stop feeding them– it is not good for them and feeds the rats) Grapes + raisins are poison to dogs and my puppy has almost died. The first and only sign from Greater Boston. read more...

Resolutions 2026

Last Year 2025 turned out to be a good year to not learn how to use em dashes though I sympathize with all the human em dash users out there. The other straightforward resolution was composting. Very easy. Another big success was going to the Olympic Peninsula with my girlfriend. The line to get into Hoh Rainforest was too long, so we hiked along Rialto Beach and Lake Quinault instead. I would absolutely visit again for longer than a weekend. read more...

Office Hours Review

If I had an FAQ on this site, it would have 1 question: “How is Office Hours?” Everyone who asks me about my blog asks about it, and I’m sure there are lots of curious people who are too shy to ask. Now that I’ve moved out of Seattle and Office Hours is over it’s a good time to retrospect. At risk of sounding overenthusiastic, Office Hours was an outrageous success. read more...

Humbler Than Thou

The following is a short piece I wrote for Adam Mastroianni’s 2nd(?) Annual(?) Blog Extravaganza. It’s also the perfect opportunity to say something I’ve been thinking which doesn’t quite necessitate its own blog post. People are still doing cool things on the Internet. That’s it. I know it’s popular to whinge about ads, slop, and Algorithms (I love to bring up the Dead Internet theory myself). More people than I can count claim to want to spend less time online while doing nothing to support that claim. read more...

Alternative Personality Tests

Today the phrase that’s been bothering me for years is “Myers Briggs is unscientific”. Why do people say that? Beyond trying to embarrass their friend who brought it up, that is. All the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI, does is define 4 binaries and ask questions about them. It’s as scientific as asking your friend whether they like coffee, and then calling them a coffee-liker. If you believe in the validity of self-report, then MBTI is meaningful regardless. read more...
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