Humility has been on my radar lately. As a writer and a podcaster its something I’ve been learning about and contemplating. In media and the arts, its important to build renown. Its part of building an audience and seems like the only way to build a career as a creative professional. Fame, its not just hungering for acknowledgment and special-ness, its how to pay the bills. There’s tons of Continue Reading
Something Interesting
The cardinal rule for any creator is to be interesting. For the chase for readers or viewers it critical to capture interest. That is the one common thing about media, (whether its books, articles, documentaries, videos on YouTube or blog posts like this one), it needs to be something interesting. In many ways, my history, family and interests are interesting. But I find myself a quiet Continue Reading
Writers of Meaning book
For the last two years I've been working with my writing group on a book project. We're celebrating publishing it this August! This is the result of a great team of volunteers working together to make this happen. The book will be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and others August 31, 2024!!! The pre-order for the ebook is live on Amazon now! Author It's really a weird and neat Continue Reading
Too Many Hats?
Some women wear jewelry or fine clothing, I wear hats. Most of the time I color coordinate as best as I can. Which I wear depends on my mood as well. I imagine it's very similar to how some women choose their scarves and pins. I have a plethora of caps. Some fancy, some simple, Some just plain classy. My collection over the years has grown and I should probably cull some of the hats from my Continue Reading
Culture War and No Pickles
We have a family friend who hates pickles. They stain everything they touch with their taste. Even if the waiter takes them off the plate, our friend can still tell and sends his burger or sandwich back. We tease him about it, but he’s right pickles make everything they touch taste like pickles. Maybe you like pickles. I like the sweet gherkin kind. But, I’ll pass on most others. Everyone has Continue Reading
My Brother
I have a younger brother. I’m 18 months older than him. We have a pretty good relationship. Even when we were young we got along pretty well. We were each other’s first friends and playmates. I used to be taller than him, but now he’s taller than me. When we were young, many people used to say we looked alike. Then we grew up and he grew out his beard. Now they just see the family Continue Reading
