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Happiness CCLVIII
Having the courage to fail, so you can start to build your true success.
Happiness CCLVII
Realizing the sky is not falling, no matter how loud the cries may seem.
Pros and Cons of the Office
You know the place, the one we all crab about, the one we all supposedly hate to go to every morning? Yeah, the place where the coffee sucks, your desk is too small, and where traffic is always a pain to get through. It’s the office - the one your employer has graciously equipped and [...]
Why local events rock
Events are fun. Events are just meetups with a bit of structure. As I’ve been hosting social media breakfasts here in Minneapolis & St. Paul, I’ve been thinking a bit about what makes these types of events worth attending, what makes them special.
It’s really the people that attend. Folks from many different industries, genres, interests, [...]
Happiness CCLVI
Spending a cool, quiet late-summer morning by the river. Relaxing. Thinking.
Good things, good habits, in moderation
So it’s been a great day here in Minneapolis this Friday. Got a chance to know a few folks from the office better - that’s a good thing. Got to spend a nice evening as a family this evening - that’s a good thing. Made myself write a little bit - and that too is [...]
Happiness CCLV
Learning about things I didn’t know I should know.
Back to basics this weekend
Time for some basic blogging & regrouping this weekend. I’ve been pressing hard on work and letting my writing slide, and this just won’t do. I don’t know what I’ll be writing about in the next 48 hours, but I know that I’m going to go back to the basics of blogging for me.
I guess [...]
Happiness CCLIV
Sitting by the lake, watching it shimmer and move in the afternoon of a perfect Autumn day.
Living Without Social Media
A Twitter friend of mine recently, jokingly, chastised me for a post some time back about not needing Twitter and social media. That caused me to finalize a few thoughts on the topic and inspired this post - thanks DV!
On that topic, lots of folks do it every day, and yeah they do quite [...]




