I read an interesting article today that taught me a few new things about the clothing industry. Admittedly, there is very little I know about the clothing industry, but I did find the content of the article quite interesting. The first thing I learned is the term "fast fashion", which I had never heard of. … Continue reading Fast Fashion and Disposable Clothing →

I'm writing this while listening to an audio broadcast of a classic Bruce Springsteen concert recorded live on February 5, 1975 from the Main Point in Bryn Mawr, PA. The venue, which no longer exists, was only about a mile from where I now live. It is now an empty storefront, but prior to that … Continue reading Musically, I’m Stuck in the 70s →

At the age of 57, I would have hoped that I would have figured out some fairly basic things by now, but unfortunately that is not the case. I'm not sure if it's a mental block or if I overthink some things that causes such ignorance, but I'm fairly certain that even after writing this … Continue reading A Few Things I’ve Never Figured Out →

If you thought this post was going to be about how to effectively juggle too many responsibilities, you would be wrong. It's literally a post about juggling. Juggling is one of my favorite things to do and to watch. Since I have not had the time to do much juggling over the past few years, … Continue reading An Homage to Juggling →

It happened shortly after we were married. My wife and I were out driving one day when something caused us to pull off to the side of the road. We stopped for a few minutes and as we started driving off again we looked each other in the eye and made a promise to each other … Continue reading A Different Type of Marriage Vow →

I must admit that I like when I decide to do my weekly "favorite commercial" blog, since there is a never ending supply of great commercials to choose from. Plus it's more fun doing research on the best commercials than on crime and punishment... To find this week's commercial I went to the Adweek web … Continue reading Commercial of the Week: ‘Parents’ by Coca-Cola Life →

I don't know about you, but I'm glad that April 15 is almost here. It means that in a couple of days I will be able to check one more item off of my to do list. I had started my taxes back in mid-February and got about 80% of the way through completing my … Continue reading The Power of Deadlines →

Seth Godin's post today was about digital hygiene, five online habits he believes are worth adopting in order to keep you productive. Here are a couple of the suggested habits: Don't read the comments. Not on your posts or on the posts of other people. Not the reviews and not the trolls. Spend the most creative … Continue reading Two Different, But Successful, Approaches to Blogging →

This blog started on January 1 in response to a 31-day writing challenge from Matt and Christina Frazier. When I successfully completed the challenge of writing for 31 straight days, I decided to keep going and set my goal as 100 straight days of blogging. Today's blog represents the completion of the 100-day challenge. In … Continue reading My 100th Blog Post! →