Hey folks, bots! I wanted to thank you for following this blog from its inception and also let you know that I've refocused my thoughts into two additional blogs: The Dark Ages and Jr. Strategy.

The Dark Ages is about growing up. It's my own chronicle contemplating the most mysterious years of an adult's life, their 20s. I was drawn to creating the blog after never quite getting a clear answer from grown-ups about what happened after they moved away from their parents and before they "settled down". Some say it's a blur, some say that you instantaneously shift gears at 25, some say "just never do the things I did". No one knows what really happens to you, how you become an adult. Maybe it's a time meant to remain hazy. We'll see.

Jr. Strategy is a blog about my profession, from the perspective of an amateur. Check it out!

I will continue posting long-form, general thoughts to Orhiginal, so please do not despair. Thanks for the read!

Fun @work

It's Sunday night. And absolutely thrilling to work in a fast-moving, competitive, cream-at-the-top industry, huh!? Yeah! It never feels like you'd rather eat your brain out with a spoon! Why would it feel like that? That's ridiculous.

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery...

Someone's out to win a Lion this year.

US Migration Patterns

At this time I would like to pose the following contradictory point regarding immigration and migration. American movers are actually trying to leave the country. They are heading toward warmer weather and most likely seeking refuge from our northern neighbor's judgefest in the warm embrace of Mexico's tolerant climate. Just take a look at this article from Buffalo's Business First News Journal referencing the US Census Bureau.

[63% of moving states are moving to escape Canada's judgefest, 37% of moving states just want to be Gus Porter.]

California, Texas and Florida are the most popular destinations for those looking to escape the square bummsville states in the middle of our country. And Washington, Virginia, and Minnesota round out the top six. If people aren't moving south, they're headed to the furthest edges of the United States, barring Maine, of course. Take a look at my *skilled* illustration below, demonstrating that I'm right.

In general, here's the shakedown:

• Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, and Hawai'i are moving to CA.
• California, New Mexico, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana are moving to TX.
• Alaska, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Georgia are moving to FL.

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• Oregon, Idaho, and Montana are moving to WA.
• North Dakota, South Dakota (can't they do anything separately), and Wisconsin are moving to MN.
• Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina are moving to VA.

While clever states make the getaway to one of the big three, less popular states are flocking to their pageant-queen neighbors like court cases to Lindsay Lohan. Texas and California are besties, swappin DNA in the living room closet while excluding Florida, who gets sloppy seconds from other states that didn't get the invite to the CA/TX love-party. Washington residents are backing down from their idealistic toadstools as they realize how much rain it takes to get green, while Minnesota and Virginia just sit back and soak up the love.

Yeah, I'm right. Tell everybody. This is definitely true and my scientific opinion is NOT to be discounted or trifled with.

Fun with a Quarter

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