by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Feb 18, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I did my taxes last week, and it’s always a fun process filled with joy. Okay. That’s an exaggeration. It’s a relief to get them filed without going bankrupt. That’s closer to the truth. When I file my taxes, I can look at the numbers for the...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Feb 11, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend amongst my smarter friends, lately: The tendency to want to switch off from the news. I don’t blame you. But with that in mind, I’ve started a new daily newsletter called Matt Davis Reads The Newspaper So That You Don’t Have To. It’s a...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Feb 4, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I went to my 102-year-old grandmother’s funeral last week, and it set me thinking about the future. My dad delivered a eulogy centered around her moving him and his siblings into their house in 1952. At the time, the place was freezing cold—my dad grew up in...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jan 28, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
Elon Musk, having delivered two Nazi salutes on inauguration day, followed it up. This past weekend he told a far right gathering in Germany he felt there is “too much of a focus on past guilt.” This was two days before ceremonies to mark the 80th year...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jan 22, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
A German U-boat sank my great grandfather’s ship in the first world war, and he swam to safety. It’s a simple sentence to write and read, but I imagine that for Captain Frederick Adamson, the time he spent in the water was anything but simple. My great grandmother...
