Every morning, we wake up resembling a pile of dirty rags and somehow end up leaving the house looking (and hopefully smelling) presentable. And unless you have to wear some sort of dopy uniform, you probably wear clothes that in some way reflect your inner feelings. Don’t believe me? Ask[…] Read On
I always have mixed feelings about leaving my mountain oasis and heading “over the hill” to the Valley of Silicon. Love the work and the high-tech industry. The traffic and the crowds, not so much. Don’t get me wrong; I’m no tech elitist, not by any stretch. Maybe a bit[…] Read On
Leadership and entrepreneurship are all the rage, which sort of makes sense since they go hand in hand: Entrepreneurs start businesses and leaders run them, right? That’s what I used to think. The problem is that entrepreneurs and leaders have another thing in common: Neither is actually a job. And[…] Read On
Sitting in my office on a Friday afternoon, watching the flames dance around the fireplace, listening to the rain echoing in the courtyard outside, it feels like I’ve been here forever. Like I’m beginning to take root in this old La-Z-Boy recliner. Considering I’m one of those people who gets[…] Read On
Babies are the ultimate narcissists. They absolutely believe the world revolves around them. And they’ll do anything to get our attention: look cute and gurgle, grab our fingers and never let go, scream their little heads off. Whatever works, good or bad, they’ll do it. The thing is, babies have[…] Read On
When I first launched this site, the developer, Ryan Frederick of emg (amazing web developer, btw), gave me some advice, and I’m paraphrasing here, “Come up with something big so your blog will go viral, you’ll get tons of subscribers, and life will be good.” The big hit on his relationship site,[…] Read On
We keep hearing that Trump’s attacks on the media will have a chilling effect on an essential aspect of democratic society – freedom of the press – but nobody talks about the reverse: a biased media’s chilling effect on freedom of thought. The latter is arguably worse. The president may have[…] Read On