The Difference Between Dreams & Reality is Hard Work
Saturday, January 9th, 2010 Posted in Introspection | 2 Comments »If you go back to the very beginnings of this blog I write a lot of self-indulgent tripe about wanting to change the world and be different and throw off the status quo. You'll have to forgive me--I was an ...
New Year’s Fuddy-Duddy
Friday, January 1st, 2010 Posted in Introspection | No Comments »I'm kind of a New Year's fuddy duddy. Last night on Twitter I made this comment: I can never get that excited about New Year's. It's like watching an arbitrary cosmic odometer rollover. Woohoo? And it's a sentiment I shared 11 years ...
You Have To Be Obsessive To Be Successful
Friday, February 6th, 2009 Posted in Business & Marketing, Introspection | No Comments »I've been reminded lately that in order to be successful you have to be a little obsessive. There are examples like Thomas Edison's 10,000 failed prototypes for the light bulb (according to the legend) or this story of a family ...
My Pilgrimage to Chicago
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Introspection | 3 Comments »Earlier this week I had a CFCC meeting in Chicago, so I left the wife and child carless and drove 400 miles to Chicago (gas may be expensive, but it was still cheaper than planes or trains). I used to ...
Make Your Life Matter
Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in Introspection | 1 Comment »Over New Year's I went to Anaheim, Calif., for the Foursquare NextGen Summit '07, an event that challenged students to imagine how they could change their world, specifically by embracing orphans, stopping human trafficking and fighting poverty. At the same ...
Thoughts from My Former Self
Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Introspection | No Comments »I was importing some old blog entries this evening (something I do from time to time when I get bored--even though I jumped over to Moveable Type years ago, I still haven't converted all my old entries. I still have ...
What a Time to Live
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 Posted in Introspection | No Comments »I complain a lot. I know. I'm sorry. But every now and then I realize how lucky I am to live in such a world that I have all these things to complain about. I'm just thankful I live in a ...
I Get Kind of Weird
Sunday, October 29th, 2006 Posted in Introspection | 3 Comments »When my wife goes out of town I get kind of weird. I work too hard. I watch too much TV. I eat too much junk. I stay up too late. It's a window into an alternate universe where I never ...
Benefits of a Sunday Off
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 Posted in Introspection | No Comments »Lately I've been loving my Sundays. My work schedule is pretty random right now. I basically work whenever I can to get the project done or get in the hours I'm supposed to get in. It means day time, evening ...
One of Those ‘I’m So Busy’ Posts
Thursday, July 6th, 2006 Posted in Introspection | 1 Comment »Life is so busy. Man. My daughter is five months old (have you seen adorable pictures of her yet? Well what are you waiting for? An invitation? You just got one--go, go, for the good of this dad). My wife ...
