A Tree in 12

Aside from it being a completely bizarre day, it was also completely busy. It was a little chaotic, a little frenetic. A little exhilarating, a lot exhausting. It was filled with new stuff to be learned, and also with projects that I’d planned to …

The Grasp is Greener

Some people say the grass is always greener, but sometimes it’s less about the grass and more about the grasp.The grass will always beckon, always tell you that what you have isn’t good enough. It tells you that you can do better. It might even ma…

The Moon Above

If the moon could talk to us, I sometimes wonder what it would say.I wonder if it would address humanity as a whole, or comment on our individual days. If it was a conscious entity, I wonder if it would shine more brightly when it felt pleased wit…

Goodness and Light

There isn’t much about Christmas that I don’t love. Well, maybe just one thing. One thing which is actually multiple things: throngs of insane shoppers. I can handle a crowd just fine. After all, The Happiest Place on Earth is just around the corn…

Personal Branding

Having worked in the racing and automotive advertising space for more than a decade, manufacturers’ taglines often come to mind, thanks to years of compiling and reviewing the competitive landscape. Some are old, some are still around. But one I s…

The Burnt Cheerio

I was a little surprised to see it, being that it must have made its way past many a hair-netted employee. It tumbled into my bowl and stared back at me; the visual of a cyclops came to mind. Around it were perfect, pale examples if what it could’…

Shortcomings.

“A failure to meet a certain standard; a fault or defect.”Defect? Ouch.Shortcomings can be pretty burdensome things. They’ll keep you up at night, affect your sense of self-esteem and make you question even your most simple actions and thoughts.Th…

7,260

As of tonight, this blog has 7,260 views.It’s hardly a number to write home about in blog-land, but it’s 7,260 more views than I had the moment this blog became a public space.I’ve wondered before about who reads these, who cares, who is affected …