JoeHx Blog

While it seems to be a thing for most people to optimize every part of their life, to make every part of their life easier, faster, better, I’ve found that it’s often best to go in the other direction and de optimize parts of my life.

I’m serving as Treasurer for my county’s Libertarian political party.

Here in Ohio we can choose our electric supplier… But not who delivers it.

Sometimes I want to do an exercise and record it in MapMyFitness, but MapMyFitness doesn’t have that particular exercise.

Since it was just released, there’s been a lot of press and blog posts around the web about the new screenless Google Fitbit Air.

Most people’s health goals involve some sort of number.

This was the easiest cake request so far.

Way back in May of 2019, I signed up for Arcadia Power.

Over three years later, and my Worth Bonds are worthless.

I got the following email from Chase yesterday: Important: Cash Back Redemption Options Dear Joseph Hendrix: Beginning 3/27/26, you will no longer be able to redeem for a cash back deposit from your Chase Freedom®, Chase Sapphire®, or Chase Ink® credit ca…