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Future History of MoneyJESUS LAWD Take The Wheel
Future History of MoneyThey Used to Call Me Somalia
In the fall of 1998, just a few weeks after I closed on my first apartment in Brooklyn Heights, I met a crew of Ethiopian guys who affectionately called me Somalia. They were at a party on Great Jones Street hosted by a young investment banker I met the summer before on Martha's Vineyard. The young investment banker was part of a rowdy, amazing group of friends brought together by one of the most charming and gracious people I've ever known. Let's call this charming person, "Charming".
Future History of MoneyALL YOUR MIDTERMS ARE BELONG TO US
Meme Lords Go Onchain
Future History of MoneyOnward arrière-garde
We have assumed that progress and all that it implies comes about by and through those who lead from the front. The ones who are ahead, on the edge and pushing forward. They have something, or they can see in the dark, but march forcefully into the void anyway. We look to them. Often in hindsight we notice and belatedly understand what they were doing. We learn over time to appreciate what they understood and where they had carved the passage that the rest of us walked without even knowing it...
Winter Writers Circle Assignment | Local Meeting Livestream | #3RNJ
Virtually attended the opening of the 249th session of the New York State Assembly scheduled to begin at 12:00pm EST and ended approximately 12:53pm EST. Held at the New York State Capitol Building in Albany, NY. Recording may be obtained by searching the archives here: https://assembly.state.ny.us/av/search/
Experimenting with creating digital media content clips real-time that document my participation experience performing Citizen Adjacent Action. Sharing across traditional social media channels such as Instagram and X. Also tokenizing this process derivative material by Baseposting on Zora and Base App, which auto-posts to my Farcaster account.
JESUS LAWD TAKE THE WHEEL! New York State Assembly convenes for 2026 on January 7 at 12:00 noon. Opening prayer.
https://farcaster.xyz/fhomoney/0x9329e33c
Today's session was purely ceremonial with speeches by the following officials:
Hon. Carl E. Heastie (D), Bronx County, Assembly Speaker
Hon. Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (D) Erie County, Assembly Majority Leader
Hon. William A. Barclay (R) 120th Assembly District, Assembly Minority Leader, Cayuga, Jefferson & Oswego Counties
All were notable for their wonderful decorum and civility!
Legislative substance resumes at the next scheduled session on Monday, January 12, 2026.
For reference on the origin and purpose of this writing assignment, please refer to this Kianga Ellis Projects article on Substack https://substack.com/home/post/p-182717823
Winter Writers Circle Assignment | Local Meeting Livestream | #3RNJ
Virtually attended the opening of the 249th session of the New York State Assembly scheduled to begin at 12:00pm EST and ended approximately 12:53pm EST. Held at the New York State Capitol Building in Albany, NY. Recording may be obtained by searching the archives here: https://assembly.state.ny.us/av/search/
Experimenting with creating digital media content clips real-time that document my participation experience performing Citizen Adjacent Action. Sharing across traditional social media channels such as Instagram and X. Also tokenizing this process derivative material by Baseposting on Zora and Base App, which auto-posts to my Farcaster account.
JESUS LAWD TAKE THE WHEEL! New York State Assembly convenes for 2026 on January 7 at 12:00 noon. Opening prayer.
https://farcaster.xyz/fhomoney/0x9329e33c
Today's session was purely ceremonial with speeches by the following officials:
Hon. Carl E. Heastie (D), Bronx County, Assembly Speaker
Hon. Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (D) Erie County, Assembly Majority Leader
Hon. William A. Barclay (R) 120th Assembly District, Assembly Minority Leader, Cayuga, Jefferson & Oswego Counties
All were notable for their wonderful decorum and civility!
Legislative substance resumes at the next scheduled session on Monday, January 12, 2026.
For reference on the origin and purpose of this writing assignment, please refer to this Kianga Ellis Projects article on Substack https://substack.com/home/post/p-182717823
Future History of MoneyThey Used to Call Me Somalia
In the fall of 1998, just a few weeks after I closed on my first apartment in Brooklyn Heights, I met a crew of Ethiopian guys who affectionately called me Somalia. They were at a party on Great Jones Street hosted by a young investment banker I met the summer before on Martha's Vineyard. The young investment banker was part of a rowdy, amazing group of friends brought together by one of the most charming and gracious people I've ever known. Let's call this charming person, "Charming".
Future History of MoneyALL YOUR MIDTERMS ARE BELONG TO US
Meme Lords Go Onchain
Future History of MoneyOnward arrière-garde
We have assumed that progress and all that it implies comes about by and through those who lead from the front. The ones who are ahead, on the edge and pushing forward. They have something, or they can see in the dark, but march forcefully into the void anyway. We look to them. Often in hindsight we notice and belatedly understand what they were doing. We learn over time to appreciate what they understood and where they had carved the passage that the rest of us walked without even knowing it...
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JESUS LAWD Take The Wheel - My first writing assignment for the Friends of Kianga Ellis Projects Winter Writers Circle - FIN!