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A Letter from Om. Issue #10/2023
Hi! In case you are new around here, I’m Om. In this letter, I share my latest thoughts, articles worth reading from around the web, my recommendations & occasionally, my photography.
I am currently on a short summer vacation. Before taking this brief break, I posted these two articles on the website:
I will be back online later this week. Until then, I hope you enjoy these non-technology articles as much as I did. Consider them my “summer reading” recommendations.
Reflecting on Success
- Mo Money Mo Problems: When you are very rich, you develop habits and conditions that become a problem. And to solve those problems, you need a Swiss rehab clinic that costs much more than many people make in their lifetimes. I guess money may not solve all problems, but it does solve some problems with all that money.
- Everyone is faking it: I know the impostor syndrome is alive and kicking in Silicon Valley.
- Talking about faking it, how about this secretive world of penile enlargement?
- A life of splendid uselessness is a life well lived: I will be first to admit this is a tough concept for me to grok. I have worked most of my life, and even a few weeks of “uselessness” are alien to me. It might be time to give it a try.
Whodunnits
- The Great Art Fake Scandal: The scandalous story of 25 dubious works by iconic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that were set to make a splash at the Orlando Museum of Art.
- The Fake Sherlock: Richard Walter was supposed to be a genius criminal profiler. Oops!
- The Havana Job: What happens when three CIA agents fall into the clutches of Fidel Castro right on the eve of a major international crisis? Well, read this jaw-dropping story and find out.
- The Hometown of San Francisco drug dealers is not San Francisco: It is way south of the border. This story definitely deserves consideration for the Pulitzer Prize.
Some to smile about
- The Sanctuary: A woman and her love for an elephant that has spanned half a century. This kind of story brings a tear to your eye, along with a hopeful smile.
- The biggest humble brag is our tote bag: No, seriously.
See you in a couple of weeks!