I know it’s been a tiring week when my goals for an evening include only hydrating and seeing how early I can hit the hay. For the record, I’ve managed to get my 64 ounces of water in, and I’m on track to crawl under the covers an hour before I normally do. Score. True […]
It took me while last night to figure out a blogging topic. Tonight, not a problem. Almost 24 hours ago, I finished writing and figured I’d turn in for the night. I went in to wash up, passed by the living room on my way to bed and noticed quite the commotion outside. “Commotion,” in […]
When you start something new, whether by your own doing or because someone asked for your involvement, the project takes on a whole new meaning. Why? You’re attached to it. Your name essentially defines it. What you put out into the world comes back to either bless you, or haunt you. What you offer up […]
It’s a small word that can mean so much. “Thanks” is one syllable that, sadly, occasionally catches us off guard because we don’t hear it as much as we could — or should. I think it could be used far more in the business world, and I think everything in its wake needs to be […]
You know that feeling where your stomach is in knots because of stress, worry or whatever? I’ve got it. Only the majority of my stress these days is behind me, and I am not plagued by worry. I simply feel worn out. Worn down. I can’t travel like I used to; I feel 86, not […]
Do you ever look at your long to-do list and dread tackling it? I do. Every day. It’s probably why things that could’ve been done by now are still on it, years later. Last night at JFK, I noticed they’d redone the security area in the Virgin America terminal. The result of their efforts? One […]
While seated. At first glance, you’d think it’s a curse. A near-death sentence. After all, you’re on a plane. There’s already a ton that we can’t do, but then they make us immobilize ourselves while doing nothing. Fasten seat belt. OK, fair enough. Will do. But, frankly, I can see telling someone to sit down […]
Truth be told, I’ve wondered now and again how long it would take me to miss a day of Thanky writing. Going into this weekend, I didn’t see it coming. Last night was that night, however. Woops. I went to bed early-ish, but woke up at some point and only then realized my flub. Unsure […]
Once upon a time, I was shopping my student portfolio around a few agencies. I went to college in the Midwest at a school that isn’t known as being a hothouse of creativity. My copywriting “skills” were self-taught, and anyone who looked at my book could see that. I could see that. I reached out […]
Fourteen floors above the streets of Huntington Beach, I walked over to the window around 4:45 to check on the traffic below. It was immediately apparent that something was wrong. Across the street, a woman was yelling at a man who was walking away. There was no shortage of F-bombs from her, and the tirade […]
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