Yes I have had so much to say these past few months. Really. Seriously.
I have had many good blog topics pop into my head. I have come across many good blog posts this year that have prodded me to respond either by replying after the post, or posting my own retort on this blog—alas, neither [...]
Going through the Google Reader today and 43Folders had a link to this great video from Ira Glass of This American Life noteriety.
If you make or create anything for a living you should watch this.
I received an email today relating to subtle techniques to get more “gas” for you gallon that I found interesting. There appears to be some merit to some of what I read. I post it here merely as a share of information. In the interest of full disclosure I do not work for, nor does [...]
Not being able to communicate clearly in conversation with people sucks. After returning from my vacation to Mexico and having some time to reflect I can say that not having basic language ability can hamper the full experience.
I travelled with a friend who is fluent in Spanish and when with him for the first 5 [...]
Something I am reminded of every so often is my propensity to dabble in perfectionism. I think we all do it to a certain degree it just depends on what we care about. It is in this ‘dabbling’ that I can sometimes find myself getting pulled into a time-suck–a kind of bubble of perfection. I [...]
Three things shared with me from friend Steve Barlament the other night at dinner. We were discussing my upcoming marketing campaign for my business and the fact that it will be my first ‘true’ marketing campaign. Everything to date has all been word-of-mouth which has been fine, but the level of success I would like [...]
We humans are creatures of meaning. Meaning is in all we see and do and if no meaning exists we ask “what does it mean?” We label everything in our lives with meaning. This song is cool, this food is delicious, the weather is delightful, and gee your hair smells terrific.
Labeling is innocent enough until [...]
Today is the second annual celebration of OneWebDay, a celebration of the Internet. Dubbed on their website as ‘the Earth Day for the Internet the mission of the day is simple “to create, maintain, advance and promote a global day to celebrate online life.” People are encouraged to share how the Internet has impacted their [...]
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