the basics
A week or so ago, one of the kids I used to mentor, now in college, texted me: “I need to write a paper about the happiest person I know. Do you mind if I interview you?” I was happy to help and honored, of course, to be…
freezing outside an unlocked door
Today is a first at The Best Advice So Far blog: a guest post. Why? Well, first, because it's a great post. Second, my new friend Dustin asked – said he felt it reflected the ideas and ideals contained in…
the downside of choice
Choice is a wonderful thing.
The advice from the very first chapter of my book, The Best Advice So Far – and, in fact, the central theme of both the book and blog – is this: “You always have a…
We had done everything we could to expedite check-in at the airport, in preparation for our trip to Miami and the Bahamas. My mother had coordinated tickets so that she, my stepfather and I could be in…hope floats
For those avid readers of The Best Advice So Far: the blog, you’ll have noticed that there was no Friday post last week. This is because I was out to sea, unplugged from WiFi and Internet access, as I headed out from Miami to the Bahamas as part of my…
For any of you who’ve been following along for a bit here, you know that I’ve recently returned from an unfairly fantastic and extended vacation to a beautiful home in Naples, Florida.
My younger brother, Jason, is getting married in a few days. It’s a…fallen: remembered
Note: September 11, 2015
Typically, I publish a brand new post each Friday. I enjoy the challenge, honesty and real-time engagement of writing new posts each week and sharing them with you. However, I felt this week warranted a first for me. While I certainly find occasions to share…
A couple of days ago, I asked my friend Chad if he was still keeping up with his one-second-a-day video compilations. It’s an app that prompts you to take daily videos, and then to string one-second clips together into a montage. It’s really…