Is College Even Necessary Anymore?
I have a degree in English – specifically, in Creative Writing. This fact has never been useful to me. That’s the truth. The degree has not helped me get a job. It hasn’t convinced any clients to hire me. It’s never gotten me a raise. All it’s been good for is taking up space on […]
12 Things I Learned on This Week’s Business Trip
It’s been quiet around here this month, and for very good reason: I’ve been busy as heck. August is always a ridiculously busy month in this house, what with two camping trips and various other activities booked throughout. That means getting things done has to be done during the week, and something had to give. […]
3 Terribly Underrated Disney Movies
As I said last week, I wanted to take on a few lighter topics recently, just for fun. Over the past couple of years, I’ve been working my way through all the Disney animated movies in chronological order. This task started after my wife and I returned from Walt Disney World and my wife had […]
6 Things That Fascinate Me for Some Reason
Last week, I touched on some pretty heavy, serious stuff. If you didn’t get the chance to check out Beth and Brandon’s story, click here. It’s worth a read. Brief update on that: things are progressing slowly. Brandon’s gaining strength and therapy is paying off, but they are not out of the woods. Baby is […]
A Heartfelt Plea for Friends of Mine
Brandon and Beth are friends of mine. Beth is very pregnant, and the baby is due to pop out any day now. But on Tuesday night, July 16th, Brandon woke Beth up with a very painful headache. After several hours of trying to ease the pain unsuccessfully, they drove to the emergency room. Brandon was […]
Sixty-Seven Years of Marriage
Just a little story I wanted to share with you… Over the weekend, my wife and I drove to Ripon, WI (a little over an hour north of us) to attend the baptism of our new baby niece. Being family, we were able to sit close to the front of the church during the service […]
Break The Cycle of Self-Shame
I’m writing this on a Thursday evening. My wife is out with friends, and I’m sitting on my couch watching a wrestling documentary. And I’m fairly unhappy. It’s been a rough 24 hours. Last night, I attempted to fix something on her phone, which wound up completely kicking it off our network (after a long […]
What’s that? You want to be awesome? Start putting in the work then.
Wishing things could be better is a stupid waste of your time. Why? Because wishing doesn’t do jack. We live in a culture where prestige, money, and talent are looked down on as somebody getting an unfair advantage in the world. You look at professional athletes, who used to be respected for how well they […]
The Chromebook is the Anti-MacBook (in a good way)
My wife and I keep a “household wish list” on our fridge. This list is a bunch of things – some fairly big-ticket items and other miscellaneous “wants” for around the house – that we do not have a line in our budget for, and are not emergencies. We save up a little here and […]
5 Ways Writing Empowers You
You might be tempted to ignore this post right away. “Eh, I’m not a writer. I hate writing. Moving on…” That’d be a mistake, though. You don’t have to be a “writer” to write. In fact, not being a writer might make you a better writer because you won’t be hampered by the rules of […]