Not a Guru,

Not an Information High Priestess:

Just a Curious/Crazy Hermit With Wi-Fi

Let me clear something up right away. I am not a guru. I am definitely not an “information high priestess,” mainly because that sounds like it requires ceremonial robes and a tolerance for nonsense I do not possess.

What I am is a deeply curious hermit with a suspiciously strong internet connection. Yes, this means I am surrounded by books, printouts, and PC desktops/laptops/tablets/a cell phone with an unlimited data plan.

I don’t wake up declaring myself a subject matter expert. I wake up thinking, Well that doesn’t sound right, and then I disappear into a research rabbit hole like a raccoon spotting something shiny. Military and veteran policy, cultures and religions, economics, tech, crafts, obscure systems no one wants to explain clearly. If it exists and feels even slightly misunderstood, I’m probably already twenty tabs deep.

This is not accidental. This is a lifestyle choice.

I read the footnotes. I chase the sources. I cross-check the people who claim to “know a guy.” I dig until something either makes sense or admits it was built on vibes and a PowerPoint from 2007.

Do I always have the answer? Absolutely not. Anyone who claims they do is selling something.

What I do have is a highly refined skill set for finding answers. I know where to look, who to call, who to message, and which bureaucratic rock to turn over until the truth crawls out blinking in the sunlight. I collect experts and links the way some people collect houseplants, and I know which one to call before I even finish the question.

A Brief Note to Whatever Agency Is Reading This

Thanks to my search history, I am almost certainly on at least a few watch lists.

Not because I’m dangerous, but because researching military policy, toxic exposure, international conflicts, religious practices, obscure federal programs, and the occasional “how does this system actually work” looks unhinged when viewed without context.

To be clear: I am not plotting anything. I am just trying to understand how things function, why they break, and who decided this was a good idea in the first place.

Please enjoy the tabs. There are many. Some are even color-coded.

This means I’m not the person who tells you what to think. I’m the person who helps you figure out how to find the right information, ask better questions, and avoid being confidently wrong on the internet.

So no, I’m not a guru. I’m not a gatekeeper of sacred knowledge. I’m just a slightly feral researcher with wide interests, strong curiosity, and internet access.

And honestly, in today’s world, that might be the more useful role.