I told Katie when she was offered the job here in East Bay that the last place on earth I wanted to live was San Francisco, California. At the time I couldn’t quite put my finger on why. I pointed out that I didn’t like that the area was uber-expensive, crowded, lived off the ghosts […]
Inspirations
Who to blame for the Chicago Bulls 2014-2015 implosion
The Bulls 2nd round loss to the Cavs in the 2014-2015 playoffs was the first time in the Thibodeau era where I felt disappointed with a Bulls team effort. I don’t know where and if/what blame should be assessed. I don’t get any inside info. I thought it was Thib’s inability to push them, but […]
[Review] ”Kobe: The Interview” – Why entrepreneurs and everybody & their uncle who are looking to fulfill dreams and goals should watch this interview between naps.
For those #TLDR disciples who just want the reason why, click this. While procrastinating on some client writing earlier this week, I woke up from a nap and caught most of “Kobe: The Interview,” Kobe Bryant’s interview with Ahmad Rashād on NBA TV. It took place the morning the Lakers announced that Kobe was missing […]
The courage needed to focus on Joy
I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions anymore. It’s not that I don’t like them – wait, that aint’ right. I just don’t like them, Sam I Am. I don’t like the basic premise behind New Year’s Resolutions Hey, create a static goal and then try to complete it come Hell or high water for fear […]
Curbing Content Consumption
While we talked with Cassidy, the lady in the window seat, we got to chatting about the sacrifices she made to further her career. She’s worked since she was 15. The job takes her where the story is, even if it’s after 5pm on a Friday and halfway around the globe from her family during […]
The zen behind the Christmas all-night ride up to the Oregon Coast
It’s Christmas night. Katie and I are somewhere over The Rockies on a Southwest flight from Chicago to Oakland, heading home. The flight should land around 9:40pm, PDT. With Baggage claim and Jay picking us up, we should be home before 11pm. After five nights of little sleep and hanging with friends & family during […]
“All I want is love, sleep and good music.”
Another 13-hour work day in a line of 13-hour work days that won’t slow down for another year or two. WordPress setups, Joomla QC, copywriting teaching, project managing & another 1,800 words of writing and I barely dented the task list. That’s not even figuring that my task list is as thin as it is […]
[Open ‘Thank You’ Letter to] Ellie Goulding. Aragon Ballroom. Chicago, IL. January 29, 2013.
As I was finding my seat on the plane, my consultant was quickly rising to your defense before I shut the phone off. She told me how, “Your Song,” was the theme song to Prince William & Kate Middleton’s wedding and that Elton John gave the version his blessing. I told her that argument softened […]
Three words for 2013 – And where one would do
“Truth is Singular.” The phrase has been popping up all over the place. For me, it started when I saw the Doctor Who [2005 Reboot] Season 7 Christmas Episode ,”The Snowmen.” Clara is looking for The Doctor and runs into his protective friends who give her a test where she has to answer every question […]
Things I learned atop a mountain in Alamogordo, NM (AKA “Happy Thanksgiving” – 2012).
As I’ve probably stated on this blog before, my Senior year at Denom U was when I finally had my first emotional break down. I lost the girl of my dreams. I knew I couldn’t go to seminary. I went from direction, motivation, and purpose to debt, days that would never end, a room without […]