Houston · Written by Owen Conflenti
What I'm thinking about, written down. Marketing, real estate, family, Houston, and the occasional strong opinion.
Real Estate
Sell it as-is to an investor, or finish it and keep the value? Before you sell a long-held house, find out what it would cost just to finish it. In the Houston case I'm working on, that one question could be worth about $50,000.
Poll
It's time to sell a paid-off house nobody has touched in 20 years. What do you do?
(Vote to see the results.) Then read the math →
Marketing
The honest starting list for a plumber, an HVAC company, or any local service business — in the order that actually matters, with what you can do yourself and what it costs you if you don't.
Education
I spent an evening with Team 118 — the Robonauts, out of Clear Creek ISD. They're the second-oldest FIRST Robotics team in the country, and the story behind them is better than the trophy case.
Family
After twenty years as a TV news anchor, I've covered hundreds of fraud stories. The victims are never stupid — they're trusting. Here's how to protect the people who raised us.
Family
I come from women who take care of their mothers. As my grandmother approaches 103, I watch my own mother navigate aging parents, an aging spouse, and an aging self. This is for the caretakers.
Tech
I'm not a developer. I'm a former TV news anchor who runs multiple businesses. I was uninterested in AI until the tools actually got good. Here's how I use it daily — and how you can start.
Family
One number from our father-son retreat: the average father and son spend only 30 minutes a week truly bonding. For a high school junior, that's roughly 36 days left. My quads were sore for three days after our retreat. Worth every second.
Life
I was jamming to A Tribe Called Quest with my kids when it hit me: how far back can I go before they lose interest? A deep dive into the shelf life of music across generations.
Games & Puzzles
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