Do It For More Than The Chicks
Back in the Stone Age, when MTV used to play actual music videos, as time wore on you saw musicians and artists developing a trend in the themes of their videos – particularly in the rap and hip-hop genre: the star was the center of attention, worshiped by those surrounding him. Draped all over the […]
Use What You Already Have
My sophomore year of high school, I traveled to Mexico City for a week on a mission trip. We were there to help out with a church, and while there, we met up with a youth group about the same age as us. This was my first real exposure to international culture, and it was […]
11 Reflections on Trying to Be an Early Riser
I recently grabbed a free subscription on Zinio for a handful of magazines, one of which I signed up for was Esquire. In the January issue of this year, a group of people were interviewed from a variety of walks of life on what they’ve learned in their lives. The range of people included former […]
The Cost of Quality
As I was making dinner the other night, I could hear Christopher Lloyd in the other room, where my wife was sitting on the couch. He was not, however, yelling “GREAT SCOTT!” at everything, so it took me a second to figure out what she was watching. After checking on whatever it was that I […]
How to Stop Being a Jerk and Be a Decent Human Being
The Internet has turned us all into disagreeing jerks. Find a blog post about any topic where there might be two opinions. I’ll wait here. Got it? Good. Now scroll to the bottom of the post and start reading the comments section. I guarantee you will see at least 2-3 of the people in that […]
To Be Successful, Do What Successful People Do
As a copywriter, I’m always looking for ways to improve my skills and become a better writer. After all, if you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward, am I right (cliche alert)? One way that I do know of, that sadly I had not been doing, is hand copying sales letters and promotions. This seemingly-rudimentary […]
Would a Change in Scenery Make Your Writing Better?
Breaker, breaker, we’ve got a suspect that just ran a red light! Bleep, bloop, blip. It’s filthy in here. Dirt on the floor. Stained office chairs. Probably secondhand. An old pinball machine with a “cop chase” theme. A table with Ms. Pac-man (not “Mrs. Pac-man” because she doesn’t NEED a man!) built right into the tabletop. […]
“The people that really succeed in life are those that don’t quit.”
I just started watching The Men Who Built America, which is a fascinating look at how the industrious and innovative businessmen of the 1800s laid the foundation for what the United States was going to become. Heading into watching it, I didn’t realize that it was actually very entrepreneur-focused. While the show features many dramatizations […]
Why I’m Not Trying to Be a “Blogger”
If you have been here before, you may have noticed the little tagline I have under my name at the top of this page. Am I a blogger-hater? What’s the deal? Hardly. A blogger-hater with a blog is like a government employee hating the government. It doesn’t really make sense (though the latter is more […]
Creativity, Power, and Guitars
A few nights ago, before the New Year was rung in, I sat in my basement fiddling with the television. I was installing software to my Raspberry Pi so that I could have a full home media center in my basement, complete with live TV, just like the upstairs living room (insert shameless plug for […]