Tag: identity
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M.I.K.E. Community Bond Program
The MIKE trust protocol extends the KmikeyM community spirit through a new endorsement system. Benefits include reputation boosts from Mike, while violations result in endorsements being revoked.
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Aesthetic Drift
My evolving style journey started with Brooks Brothers to enhance the KmikeyM image. Over time and through personal experiences, it shifted to more casual wear and a new relationship with my wardrobe. Looking back now I can see I was always responding to personal, environmental, and shareholder influences.
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One Pair of Sunglasses
I only get one pair of sunglasses. It’s either that, or I get contacts, or I suppose I could get rich and be able to afford many pairs. When you only get one pair, the question of which pair is more difficult. What do my sunglasses say about me? I remember working with a designer…
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To Smell or Not to Smell?
The overwhelming McRib aroma turns the restaurant into a strange BBQ laboratory, making any pleasant scent a rare oasis. Two co-workers stand out with their subtle, refreshing fragrances, offering welcome relief from the culinary chaos. Inspired to claim my own olfactory identity, I ask the shareholders…
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Thick Quest: Glendale
For the month of January Kathryn and I challenged ourselves to a Thick Quest. Thick Quest is a term used to describe the challenge of eating at all the restaurants on a street. It traces its origin to the concept of “honorable gluttony” in medieval Europe, which was the concept that consuming large amounts of…
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Do I Believe in Ghosts?
I think I saw a ghost. The problem is that I don’t believe in ghosts. At least, I don’t think I do… So I’m going to tell the story and then let you decide in a vote: 👻 Do I Believe in Ghosts? As I was driving back home to Los Angeles, CA from visiting…
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Livestream with Oh My Dollar!
✨ Special Edition Livestream with Lillian of Oh My Dollar! (and more) We’ll talk about what the market has been doing this year, how the stock market isn’t the economy, and how efficient markets really are for decisions. 📻 Here is my previous appearance on Oh My Dollar! from 2018. 📺 Lillian’s YouTube Channel Anomalily,…
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A History of KmikeyM Facial Hair
My 12th shareholder question was about growing a mustache. In 2008 I proposed growing a “winter mustache” (something like Rollie Fingers) and it failed with 54% voting no. A close vote but at that time only fifteen people voted. In 2015, after a shareholder mandated vacation to Mexico, I proposed the idea of growing out…