Have you ever received a gift that would mean nothing to others, but meant the world to you?  This past Christmas my son gave me a brand new case for my iPhone. Now at first that may sound like a great gift.  The only problem was it was blue patent leather and it was pretty […]

Four crumbling stairs leading up the hill from the rock-encrusted sidewalk—that’s all that’s left. If you drove by today, you wouldn’t know that I once smashed honey bees on the driveway with a shovel, or that I did so barefooted until one got a squishy revenge. You also wouldn’t know about the loft in the […]

Most people spend their entire lives waiting, hoping, expecting something good to happen. That’s a great way to waste your life and end up bitter and broke. Sure, some do the best with what they have. They get married and have a family. Find a job that pays the bills. Work hard to make a […]

In 2013, consumers will spend more time cleaning house, assuming that whatever they have posted on social media, what they consume and where they go will be public info — unless they actively seek to keep it out of the digital domain. Perhaps 2013 will see the rise of digital-jamming tools — software and hardware […]

I’ve have found that the worst thing to do with emptiness is to try and run from it. If you run from emptiness, you will miss the song. Emptiness that is not avoided, causes you to ask questions you would otherwise never ask. Emptiness is not the valley of death, but rather, the valley of […]

We’ve all made big mistakes in our marriage, but for me, there was none quite as costly as the BIG one I made very early on… One day as my wife was ironing my shirt, I realized that she wasn’t exactly doing it the way I wanted it done.  (Disclaimer, the following has been edited […]