New year. New resolutions. New hope and people looking to make a fresh start. It's a starting point for change in some people's lives and a new beginning of sorts. There is always new hope attached to the changing of the calendar. Yet, some people never change. You go into the new year […]
People need people. Some of us more than others. This is evident by the number of people that go to the mall this time of the year to buy nothing. They do! Take a look around (if you have time) to the number of people at the mall who are not holding a bag or […]
It's the one that people know you by. Think about it, when you are describing someone to a group of people that might know who you are talking about, it's the second sentence that connects the dots. Do you know Jim in accounting? You know, the guy that grabbed your ass at the Christmas party! […]
I am totally consumed with the tv show The Walking Dead. I'm not usually into zombie shows or movies and I got bored quickly with the recent sergeancy in vampire stories. The Walking Dead is a solid show and I'm hooked. I'm catching up. I am only on season 2. Please no spoiler posts! […]
A few years ago I was teaching a radio class at Appalachian State in Boone, NC and I happen to get there early to watch the guest speaker before me. He and I had never met and I only caught the tail end of his lecture, but it was what he said at the end […]
A friend and former employee of mine was up for a promotion and needed some advice on what to say/do during the interview process. This person is a very talented and I am their biggest fan for sure. My friend just struggles with balance. Balance between self confidence and ability. My friend has all the […]
I have mentioned before, in an earlier blog, that I have never been a fan of Robert Frost. I never could get into his stuff. I once got into an argument with a college professor about Frost and how I thought his poetry was fluff (still got an A). His largest contribution to the literary […]
Admittedly I have said those words to my wife and I am not proud it. Her point was made and chances are I was wrong. There is no need to keep beating a dead horse or in my case, reminding me that I am wrong. I get it. Shut up. My beautiful wife Christal is […]
You see shirts, Facebook posts and Pinterest updates with the various versions of the "Keep Calm" theme. I'm sitting on a plane on my way to Disney World with my family. For some reason, I end up doing a lot of writing while flying? Must be the change of scenery or altitude? Anyway. I […]