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’…

“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…

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 …

Having the flu is one of the worst things ever. Having it after a trip to Vegas is just plain annoying, as one can expect to receive texts asking if I’m reeeeeally home sick. Yes, I am. Feel free to swing by later – I’d be happy to infect you.I ha…

All the way home on my drive back from Las Vegas, the afternoon light was doing interesting things. Around the California/Nevada border, it was high overhead. Sunny. Bright. Positive. Beautiful. Something about the way it cast shadows made them se…

Las Vegas is a beautiful town, but as a client of mine once said, it wasn’t built on winners.I’ve been here a ton of times, but usually for work. Many Augusts have been spent at Las Vegas Motor Speedway filming commercials, and I’m back in the cit…

I left Anaheim a little later than I’d liked to get on the road for Vegas, and I was OK with that. I had a productive morning and decided to take my time, not worry about drivers going too slowly and get here when I got here. Check-in time wasn’t …

Have you ever thought repeatedly about someone that you haven’t seen in a long time, and wondered why that individual kept coming to mind? On my walking route in the evenings, I pass by a home where one of my childhood friends lived. I’m not sure …

We’re used to smelling things that are supposed to have a scent. Perfume, flowers, orange blossoms, the smell right after you blow out a candle. A cake baking in the oven, firewood burning, the lingering smell of fabric softener on just-dried clot…

When I’m in the car, I like listening to my own mix of music. Sometimes I’ll switch to AM radio to try to catch a traffic report if there seems to be unusual slowing/stopping, but for the most part, I’m a non-radio person. This morning’s drive dow…