Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Chat
Archive
Perks
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
I Was 59 and Didn't Own a Can Opener
A 24-year marriage let me outsource half of being an adult. Here's how I got it back.
Aug 30
•
Vic Holtreman
13
10
2
One Asset Nobody Can Take From You
What you’ve lived through may be the most useful thing you can leave behind.
Aug 23
•
Vic Holtreman
18
4
3
You Don't Need the Lightning Bolt
I walked out of church as a kid and stayed out for two decades. What brought me back had no date and no feeling to start it.
Aug 16
•
Vic Holtreman
8
8
1
I Owned the Site and Couldn’t Use It
Two years of analytics missed what one weekend with a PS4 found.
Aug 9
•
Vic Holtreman
9
3
2
Scars Prove You’ve Healed
The difference between repentance and rumination, and why one of them never heals.
Aug 2
•
Vic Holtreman
12
4
2
July 2026
You're Still Lifting for a Man Who No Longer Exists
It took an X-ray of my fused spine to make me retire the deadlift.
Jul 26
•
Vic Holtreman
12
4
2
8 Weeks From Mai
I sat in a Nashville apartment at 61, certain I'd be alone. The dark makes temporary feel permanent.
Jul 19
•
Vic Holtreman
10
6
2
The Room That Doesn't Know the Old You
You become a new man faster where nobody remembers the old one.
Jul 12
•
Vic Holtreman
16
7
3
America Was Founded by Men Who Were Supposed to Be Done
The men who signed the Declaration weren't young. Neither are you, and that's the point.
Jul 5
•
Vic Holtreman
13
5
2
June 2026
It's Out Today. Here's What the Photo Doesn't Show.
The Last 10 Pounds: 15 years of data, 13 surgeries, and the record underneath the cover shot.
Jun 30
•
Vic Holtreman
14
2
3
Three Cakes in Four Days
Five years ago my 60th birthday felt like a consolation prize. This year I had to ask people to stop.
Jun 28
•
Vic Holtreman
12
7
2
You Can't Fix What You Can't Name
The half-hour that finds what years of running never did.
Jun 21
•
Vic Holtreman
7
2
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
