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Nobody Listens to Me

There are countless schools of thought on why nobody sees your video or reads your blog or listens to you in real life. I think about three broad categories: Working on 1 is what I believe I really want to … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Night

Did some shopping at Aldi today. I motioned a lady to go in front of me because she just had like three jars of spaghetti sauce. She seemed apprehensive so I was a little self conscious and worried that I … Continue reading

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Losing My Phone

Apparently Jeff Bezos avoids screen time for at least one hour after he wakes up. While I believe Amazon’s business practices ultimately harm many people, Jeff’s screen time deferral technique is something I figure is worth trying. So far, the … Continue reading

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AI Will Change Everything

When I get hyper interested in something, I’m like a dog with his favorite toy. That something is currently AI. I had a wonderful conversation with an old friend about AI. I had asked on LinkedIn how folks thought AI … Continue reading

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A Room With a View

The finer things club is the most exclusive club in The Office. So naturally I need to be in it. The party planning committee is my backup, Kevin’s band is my safety. That said, I can read my favorite E.M. … Continue reading

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Beauty Everywhere

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. Laura Ingalls Wilder Read the above quote as an instruction and not as an observation. And note that she did not say you will find beauty only in nature, but … Continue reading

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U.S. Schools are Opposite of What They Should Be

What if a person is supposed to be a virtuoso or an influential scientist or an influential poet? And what if middle school and high school crush it out of them. What if the demand for compliance to a norm … Continue reading

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Precious about the wood

I remember someone once saying not to trust any thought you have about writing unless you are actually writing. I think it was either Professor Barden or my buddy Dave. Here’s how it happens. I have an idea. I think … Continue reading

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A Better Place to Write

I deleted my Facebook app three weeks ago. On day fourteen of a planned seven day break, I wished my lovely bride a happy anniversary using the browser version. More than twenty notifications grabbed my attention, just like the algorithm … Continue reading

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Time for Him to go out to the Places He will be From

Eli started high school today. I walked to the bus stop with him. Because I wanted to, not because he needed me to. This is how it goes. Each milestone a little different. A little more profound. For weeks I … Continue reading

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