I started writing TJOHEARN.COM when I graduated college in 2016. Before then, I was publishing articles on Medium. Even earlier, I used Tumblr, Reddit, Facebook, and some niche sites that readers today won’t have heard of. Creating a website branded
Read moreMy 2023 Track Season
2023 has been an exciting year for me. On January 1st, I nordic skied for the first time with my own gear. That same day at Vail, I downhill skied. I finished the ski season with more days on the
Read moreRadical Ideas for Improving Higher Education in America
Introduction This is going to be a poorly-researched article where I make clear the opinions that I hold on higher education. Specifically, private colleges. I will propose many sweeping process changes. None of these things will ever happen. While my commentary will
Read moreThe Civil Southerner Hypothesis
In absence of face-to-face interactions this year, I have spent a lot of time arguing with people on the internet. It’s a pastime. When I see a discussion that interests me, I jump into the fray. When I see an opinion that hasn’t
Read moreWinning Strategies for Bananagrams
Bananagrams is a speed-skill-based word game. Think of it as a Scrabble with no board, no interconnected words between players, no turns or point values, and the ability to change what’s already on your board. You flip over 21 tiles to
Read moreYu-Gi-Oh! Mattel Action Figures (Full Catalog)
I’ve spent most of the summer at my parents’ house. Due to a complete lack of other things to do and due to the fact that my parents refused to throw away any part of my childhood accumulation, I’ve been doing a
Read moreNATO Phonetic Alphabet of Insults
Many years ago, I sat next to a gentleman who had printed out the NATO Phonetic Alphabet and kept a copy at his desk. He used it during phonecalls where he had to read out long strings of numbers and letters. I
Read moreAppreciating the Seiko SKX031J
During my freshman year of college, I spent some of my parents’ money on lots of junk watches on eBay. When I say lots I mean that the timepieces were literally sold in large groups and that I ended up with a
Read moreBuilding a YuGiOh OTK Deck
On a Christmas morning many years ago, I received a box of Yu-Gi-Oh Elemental Energy packs. I constructed a really cool Dark World deck from the cards I pulled. But I don’t think I ever dueled anyone with those cards,
Read moreWhy I’ll (Probably) Never Leave Chicago
It was January 2015 and I stood atop the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. It was sixty degrees outside and I had just finished a picturesque climb with my cousin. I wasn’t sure how he had procured the road bicycle
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