What a weekend! I’m writing this late Monday morning after another long weekend of activities (soccer, dance, birthday parties, church, more soccer, friends, meetings). I’m tired after my weekend of “rest.” I attempt to work a traditional week (Monday through Friday) taking Saturday and Sunday off. It doesn’t always work out that perfect. On top […]
It’s not easy, so not everyone is doing it.
Photo Talk Forum. This month I am the featured teacher on Lori Nordstrom’s Photo Talk Forum. So far it has been both a lot of fun and a challenge to keep to conversation going. This week on PTF, I posted about the Maker’s vs Manager’s schedule. I posted similar thoughts here on The Collective a […]
10 things you definitely don’t know about me.
I was called out. My friend (via the internet world) Elizabeth Simmons called me out on her blog Out to Lunch… a couple of weeks ago. She describes this as a ‘meme’ “Memes” are cultural symbols and social ideas that spread virally. In the same way that a flu bug travels from person to person, memes travel through social […]
How to keep from crashing and burning.
A moral failure. Bobby Petrino, head football coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, lost his job this week. He lost his job after wrecking his Harley Davidson on April 1st. That wasn’t the problem. It wasn’t that there was a passenger riding with him. The problem wasn’t that passenger was Petrino’s mistress (Petrino is married with 4 […]
Stop wishing. Start taking pictures.
How to overcome the “I wish” mentality Last month, I read and passed on an article from ProBlogger about being stuck in the “I want to be a professional” stage. It was written for those who blog, but the message speaks to anyone who wants to do anything professionally. It’s written for those who want […]
It could be so much bigger than a T-shirt!
KONY 2012 revisited A little over 1 month ago, Invisible Children made a big viral splash with their KONY 2012 video. It had over 100 million views in less than a week! Big name celebrities were talking about it. Major news outlets covered it. The purpose was awareness – not action…awareness. Yes, you could act […]
A Happy (Hopeful) Easter to you!
The older I get the more I appreciate Easter as a religious holiday – beyond family gatherings, Easter egg huts, baby animals, and fake grass. I find meaning in the old passing away, and the new coming to life. I write a lot about life and hope on The Collective. I know there are all […]
3 facts about RISK (from an surprise source).
The Final Dance. Monday night the Kansas Jayhawks defied the odds. They weren’t supposed to be in the championship game to play the mighty Kentucky Wildcats. Everyone picked Kentucky to win, and for good reason – they were more talented, had a deeper bench, and were super athletic. Along with the rest of Jayhawk Nation, […]
Hiding from reality? 5 ways to become more real.
Ready Player One A couple of weeks ago, I read, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It’s a goldmine for anyone who enjoys sci-fi, the 80’s, video games, role-playing games, or a mixture of any of those. It’s a kind of nerd’s paradise. It’s set in postapocalyptic United States in 2044 and follows Wade Watts. Young […]
Keep Calm and Carry On
It’s easy to Stay Calm in Palm Springs When I was in Palm Springs a couple of weeks ago, I walked into a little boutique in downtown Palm Springs. The owner was a British guy, and he had a selection of t-shirts with the slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On”. I don’t remember hearing it […]
