The UK weather has been playing a deeply confusing game lately. One minute you brace against a freezing drizzle that cuts through your bones. The next, the sun blazes with the intensity of mid-July. Sitting down to write this First 100K: March Update, I am still mildly overheating. My heavy winter coat is stubbornly refusing … Read more
Sitting here, leaning back in my desk chair with my feet propped up on the heater. Outside, the sky is that sharp, unforgiving March blue. Inside my investment app, things are looking decidedly red. The current market drop has rudely interrupted what was otherwise a rather cheerful spreadsheet, dragging my all-time return down from a … Read more
The particular kind of quiet madness that settled in this February. It wasn’t born of the grey skies or the lingering chill; it was a madness of pure math wizardry. There I was, sitting at my desk, the glow of the dual monitors humming in my ears, and I realized—with the sudden clarity of a … Read more
There is a specific kind of satisfaction that only comes after a long walk through the British countryside. You know the one—where your boots are caked in a questionable amount of mud, your legs have that pleasant, heavy ache, and the pub at the end of the trail feels less like a building and more … Read more
The sky in the UK this month has been a permanent, unyielding shade of damp wool. It’s that specific February grey that feels less like a season and more like a personal affront to anyone trying to maintain a positive outlook. Inside the house, the battle for floor space continues with a quiet intensity. The … Read more
