While prepping for a meeting this morning, I know that I’ll probably cause some eye rolls… and it might not even be from a bad joke. Maybe it’s because I’ve always been a fan of George Carlin. And because I’m sure there was at least one eye roll out there in Interweb Land, allow me …
Month: June 2020
Normally, I have two books going at any given time: the main book I’m reading and a book of poetry. The system works pretty good because if the main book gets a little too heavy or if a change-up is in order, I hop over and read a couple poems. But what happens when both …
How a person reacts to stress is an interesting thing. Some freeze, some go into a flurry. Some become more efficient because is streamlines their thinking and supplies them with an abundance of adrenaline. Some get mired in a swamp of depression, frustration, and anxiety. If I’m being honest here, I’ve been all of those …
“Because real conversations challenge us. Real conversations and difficult conversations, in my opinion, make us stand in our own truth. And they teach us that we have to be truth tellers. And we got to listen to learn. And not only that, we have to learn to ask intelligent questions. We are two sided. We …
I’ve always loved history. Probably because I love stories and history is one big, winding story that’s made up of a bunch of other stories that are usually made of even more stories and so on. Growing up, I had some of the best history teachers a person could ask for – teachers who taught …
I’ve often joked that the reason I gave up on reading Moby Dick was that I ran out of time. In the unabridged version on my shelf, it takes 100 pages before we get to the boat and then another 100 pages until the first mention of the white whale. Sorry, but wasn’t this book …
I split my poem writing about 50/50 between computer and journal. As magical as it can be to scratch something onto paper with ink, there’s an aspect of typing mechanics that’s appealing as well. This is a poem that was written in my journal and I came across it last night as I went back …
How about we take a break from serious (well… at least as serious as I tend to get) matters and talk about something near and dear to my heart? Coffee. Specifically cold brew ice coffee, which is one of my favorite parts of Summer. It’s a beauty to behold and refreshing on a warm day. …
One of the worst features of social media discourse these days is the relative ease with which people will respond to another person’s concern about an issue with: “Oh yeah? What about _____________? How come you’re not as worried about _____________ as you are about _____________?!” Or even better: “How you weren’t as concerned about …
The Friday Five is a collection of things I’ve enjoyed, am thankful for, been inspired by, or found interesting from the previous week and want to share. 1. Just A Closer Walk With Thee This video was recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 10, 1970 in Newport, Rhode Island. Less than a year …