Monthly Archives: May 2016

I gotta be me

I’ve run out of wagons to hitch my star to. I guess it’s time that I stood up and decided to stand for something. With confidence. Figure out what needs to be different and make it be so. #vagueblogging II

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Forest or trees?

I can’t see the forest right now because of the trees. Or maybe I can’t see the trees because I’m still trying to figure out what the forest is supposed to look like. #vagueblogging

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Catalyst for the inconceivable

I stole that title from Dan Carlin. If you haven’t listened to Hard Core History, do it right now. If that’s not your thing, check out Dan’s Common Sense podcast. The latest episode is about the foreign policy changes  being … Continue reading

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The worst judge of you

You are not a good judge of you. You are horrible at accurately assessing your capabilities. You have no idea how talented/hard-working/smart/creative you are. This is unfortunate because you are the one who spends the most time with you and … Continue reading

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Derby Day

This was a good day. After dropping the  girl off at choir practice and chatting with the boys (the other Dads!), I got to have a coffee with one cool dude. Mr. Tolin is the co-host of the DoIt Indy … Continue reading

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Bueller?

Watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off tonight with the kids. More cuss words than I remembered. And I sincerely asked the kids not to try any of that crap. We’re too smart for that, right? Anyway, life moves pretty fast. If you … Continue reading

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Announcement – ish

I am going to change things up again. I’m allowed to do that, right? Here’s the plan… Stevenvinson.com will continue to be my daily blog to tell you what you’re supposed to be thinking about stuff related to politics, religion, … Continue reading

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Time for a Change

In May 2014, Robert Reich, the liberal democrat who served as Bill Clinton’s secretary of labor, said (http://robertreich.org/post/84984296635): Says a top Republican-leaning Wall Street lawyer, “it’s Rand Paul or Ted Cruz versus someone like Elizabeth Warren that would be everybody’s … Continue reading

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Now What?

Stages of Grief (or, stages of the compliance journey) DENIAL/ISOLATION: You received the warning letter and you tried some bandaids to get yourself out of trouble; you aren’t like THOSE guys, you just need a tweak here or there BARGAINING: FDA snickered and … Continue reading

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Family Time

Today was proof that you don’t always need to plan every detail to enjoy close connection and joy with family. Our youngest and mom went shopping. That left me with our oldest to do whatever. We truly were playing it by … Continue reading

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