Spent a few minutes with the teenager in my house talking about what comes next and what things we can control and what we can manage. Listened to him express concern about current events at school and some yet to come and smiled because I remember those days too. Smiled because to him these things… Continue reading Some Dreams Die & Some Are Delayed
Do Great Ideas Require Loose Cannons?
About twenty years or so ago I had a disagreement with a co-worker about a project we were working on. We were on deadline and I had three ideas I wanted to submit but he kept trying to stall because he said the three ideas I had come up with weren’t thought out and vetted… Continue reading Do Great Ideas Require Loose Cannons?
No One Cares About Your Blog
Someone told me that the moment you were targeted by a troll is the moment you know you have arrived in the blogosphere. I smiled and told them that it is much easier to find a troll or trolls than they realized. Write a post promoting circumcision, for/against abortion and don’t forget to include something… Continue reading No One Cares About Your Blog
5 Things A Dead Guy Could Teach My Children
I was about 14 the first time I met my friend Mr. Emerson but I didn’t like him. Maybe it was because it was my 9th grade English class and I found his essay on Self-Reliance to be dull and uninspiring. Or maybe it was because I thought a man who had died long ago… Continue reading 5 Things A Dead Guy Could Teach My Children
