On being cool

On being cool

  I’m so tired of people explaining what their tattoo means. Don’t people just get skulls because they’re cool, anymore? – A. Turk We seem to have something backwards as a people.  We create an ideal around something… and then we do it. ...
Mirrors or Extras?

Mirrors or Extras?

  Have you ever noticed some people seem to look just like someone you know? Sure. Doppelgangers. Yeah, sort of.  Then there are other people that feel like someone you know? I always thought of them as “extras” in my life. You know, God got lazy and just...
I.dentity

I.dentity

  “You look like a real runner today.” What does that mean?  A real runner?  As I settled into the I haven’t been running much at all lately and yet I still consider myself a runner.  The sad truth is… I’m not “a runner”.  A...
Of Sages

Of Sages

  I will often times refer to someone as one of my sages.  They are.  Plato defined a sage as someone who did not seek wisdom because they already have it.  Having wisdom, though, is not a “yes” or “no”. wisdom (wiz·duhm) n. – knowledge...
Build in success

Build in success

  “I just want this project to be done.” The words echoed in my own ears… even as I was saying them. I thought about the book I wrote a few months ago. In order to sell more copies, I have to do some more marketing… but there was nothing...