About this Substack
This Substack was created and curated by me, Kyle Pflueger. I am a father of 3 and husband of 1, and I created this space to share stories, thoughts, and experiences with the world in hopes of learning more about it myself.
I am a small business owner/freelancer who specializes in website design and development. My professional background is rooted in the technology space, and after spending years working for various startups and enterprise companies, I quit the full-time gig and launched my own business - Mithril Media - full-time in 2023.
Outside of work, I spend my time in my garden (you’ll see plenty of that here in this Substack), playing music, and traveling with my family of 5. I have a deep belief in the power of experiential learning, which drives an insatiable curiosity for the world at large.
What You’ll Find Here
The honest answer is a little bit of everything I find interesting and compelling.
I hope that by sharing some of my experiences about the things I love, the passions that fuel me, and the things I’ve learned, I can help others find more joy in life and in the world around them.
We’ll talk about web design and development. We’ll talk about running a business. We’ll talk about gardening. We’ll talk about travel. We’ll talk about parenting. We’ll talk about what’s happening in the world. I will share content from creators that I find interesting or compelling. Most of all, I will do my best to tell stories that come from a place of honesty, vulnerability, and endless curiosity.
What The Hell is a Cotyledon?
Cotyledon /ˌkädəˈlēd(ə)n/ - seed leaf within the embryo of a seed. Cotyledons help supply the nutrition a plant embryo needs to germinate and become established as a photosynthetic organism and may themselves be a source of nutritional reserves or may aid the embryo in metabolizing nutrition stored elsewhere in the seed.
(https://www.britannica.com/science/cotyledon-plant-anatomy)
Not only is it a super fun word to say, I am a sucker for good symbolism. Seeds need cotyledons to get started. They provide essential nutrients to the seed during germination and early development. Soon enough, they fall off on their own, or they are removed to help the plant establish stronger roots and draw nutrients from the soil.
Life is much the same. We are born with much of what we need inside. But through experience, we grow and evolve. We find new sources of information. We embark on new journeys and experiences. And through that curiosity, we find sustenance in new places. We let our roots develop in unfamiliar soil. The result sometimes leads to success, sometimes to failure. But the growth along the way is undeniable.
