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A 4th Reason to Grow My Business
I now have a 4th reason to grow my business. Her name is Elyse. She was born on Friday, June 29. It’s been more than four years since we had an infant.
Continue readingIs Your Schooling Interfering with Your Education?
Yesterday (6/21) a reader compared my writing to Mark Twain’s. He wrote (via Twitter): “don’t know if it’s the topic of death that brings it outta you, but today’s & the Monk/coffin post are funny. I mean Twain funny.” Needless to say, I was quite flattered. Speaking of Twain, here’s one of his quotes that’s […]
Continue readingThis Ain’t My American Dream
I’ve been a big fan of Switchfoot ever since The Legend of Chin came out back in 1997. They’ve got that rare combination of good music AND good lyrics. One of the things I’ve noticed is their songs often disparage our 21st Century lifestyles of status-seeking, bling, and excess. Take, for instance, the song “American […]
Continue readingWhat It Means to Be a Father
For Father’s Day, we spent time with both my family and my wife’s family. And I was reminded… Being a father is important work. It’s our job to protect, to provide, to encourage, to comfort, to discipline, to lead, and to love.
Continue reading7 Years of Freelancing
Today marks the anniversary of my 7th year as a freelance copywriter. It all began back in 2005. My first son (second child) was born March 19, 2005. I quit my job exactly one month later on April 19, 2005.
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