This collection chronicles over 7 years of live-streaming video posts I’ve recorded.
This raw format is a move from static text to video, facilitating a more immediate and direct connection with others. They are unscripted and unpolished slices in my life, documenting my travels and adventures across various locations in North America.
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2/19/22Lazy Saturday Morning
Mike shares a lazy Saturday morning, covering an eclectic mix of topics. He begins by expressing frustration of Alexandria, Louisiana's urban planning, specifically the lack of sidewalks and car-centric road design, which he argues makes the city dangerous. After sharing some recent musical finds, Mike introduces a cooking segment, extolling his new stuffed pepper recipe.
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8/9/25Beneath the Flyover
Mike takes a moment to marvel at the massive new 70/71 interchange in downtown Columbus, notably a towering flyover ramp that spans multiple major corridors, in addition to the Olentangy River.
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1/9/25The Big Deuce
Mike decompresses aboard the 2 bus in Columbus, Ohio, during the after-work rush.
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1/3/18Beneath the Plant, Onto Detroit
While enroute to Detroit, Mike drives beneath one of the major coal-fired power plants along the Ohio River, FirstEnergy’s Sammis Plant.
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1/29/23Crossing the Mississippi
After spending 2 years in Louisiana for his last utility/engineering job, Mike finally manages to return to the proper side of the Mississippi River to discover the cute little town of Natchez, sitting atop a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
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1/10/23Recycle!
In the absence of any sort of city recycling service, Mike demonstrates his routine of walking his discarded recyclables to Target - one of the few places that offers any semblance of recycling disposal.
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4/6/22Wrong Way
Lamenting on his unsatisfaction in his present work in Louisiana, Mike ponders on the next steps in his career and where that will prompt him to move next.
Mike emphasizes his admiration towards his fellow transit warriors who elect to walk in places hostile to pedestrians, that do not provide sidewalks, crosswalks, and basic pedestrian safety features.
proposes a thesis on the correlation between a community's walkability and the preponderance of nice butts among its residents.
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11/20/24Columbus Railroad
Because model train sets aren't beholden to cancellation by a boondoggle governor...
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9/22/23Changing Face of Olde Towne East
Mike strolls down Oak St in the Olde Towne East neighborhood of Columbus, while reflecting on the changes and development throughout the neighborhood.
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1/30/23Underbelly of the Bridge
Mike seeks refuge from the rain beneath the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge spanning the Mississippi River.
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1/6/23Stroll down Masonic Drive
During his first week living the streets of Alexandria, Mike bemoans the lack of consideration for pedestrians and non-motorists in the design and construction of roadways throughout American cities.
Featured Episodes
Mike reflects on his past 3 years of relying upon the financial and emotional support of others. He emphasizes the power of gratitude, particularly in the form of handwritten thank-you notes, as a way to recognize individuals for their financial, emotional and logistical support, and reflects on others who had worked for him in various efforts and activities throughout his experiences in producing community events and bringing people together.
These episodes focus on the concept of artificial intelligence (AI), exploring various facets of intelligence itself and distinguishing real from artificial intelligence. We question how intelligence is defined, debate whether it involves acquiring and retaining information, goal-oriented learning, and the ability to adapt or alter goals.
Mike utilizes Google's artificial-intelligence platform Notebook LM to review his video collection. This AI-generated analysis serves as a unique self-evaluation, highlighting Mike's adaptability, resilience, and observant nature as he navigates various life challenges, including housing insecurity and financial struggles.
Mike shares his recent struggles, including the theft of his belongings around his 39th birthday. Despite these setbacks and over two years of living on the streets, he remains resilient, finding gratitude in those he's met during this journey.
On his first broadcast of the new year, Mike shows off downtown Columbus, following the city's fresh snowfall.
This walk along Broad Street includes a glimpse of the nativity scene of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Ohio Statehouse.
Mike finds a fabulous and unexpected solution to his present housing woes.
Mike observes how the genre of science fiction has shifted in tone from utopian visions of humanity to a more fractured and tribalistic society, mirroring societal changes in the real world away from embracing globalization to the balkanization of global politics, economics, and culture these days. From this imperfect future stems the notion of the multiverse.
Mike shares a raw and candid reflection on his recent struggles and observations. He begins by noting a "rain delay" in his evening, which metaphorically mirrors a period of personal stagnation and disillusionment.
Broadcasting in transit aboard a commuter bus in Columbus, Mike reflects on his relationship with WANDA, the bright musical baton that routinely accompanies his commutes throughout the city, discussing the factors that necessitated its creation in the first place - unsafe streets that expose pedestrians to motor vehicle collisions and tragic accidents - and remembering its evolution into a political creed for pedestrian safety and commuter accessibility.
After having the opportunity to live in seven distinct parts of North America, Mike grows weary of the nomadic transience of moving and reestablishing his social life every few years, now longing for the very thing he used to dread when in his twenties - to “settle down” in his home state of Ohio to focus on building something more everlasting and impactful for the communities and people he cares most about.
Mike recounts a Bible passage in which Peter's shadow serves to heal the sick, emphasizing that Peter was merely a vessel for God's power - unaware of the miracles occurring around him.
In an age driven by boastfully sharing our lives on social media, even good deeds and extemporaneous acts of kindness can often feel transactional. There is a magic that occurs when good deeds are done for their own sake, which produce secondary, tertiary, and unforeseen reverberations of wholesome goodwill.
Mike reflects on a spiritual moment he had during Sunday service at the First Assembly of God in Natchez, Mississippi.
Mike contrasts between his times of being broke/unhoused versus those of financial abundance with a roof over his head.
Finding an unlocked door to the presidential suite of the flagship hotel in Natchez, Mike steps inside…
In this first-person POV of downtown Alexandria, Louisiana, Mike marvels at some of the small towns and unexpected places that have made efforts at better connecting their communities with transit and other pedestrian-oriented measures.
During his first week living the streets of Alexandria, Mike bemoans the lack of consideration for pedestrians and non-motorists in the design and construction of roadways throughout American cities.
Journals & Musings
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Figuring Things Out
2013-2020
Graphics are colorful, they invite a myriad of differing interpretations, they portray trends, etc. Plus, they're less prone to language barriers.
Figures make complicated concepts easier to understand, simplify, and organize. Plus, I was too lazy to write longwinded essays anymore.
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My Little Corner of Semi-Reality
2004-2013
My life is an open book. Please don't burn it.
Mike discusses the concept of ignorance, particularly in the context of political and social discourse.