eating my words
I was in a hurry. I had company coming any minute and realized that I was out of a few things. So I dashed out to the closest grocery store, had the car door open before I’d even turned off the ignition, and made a beeline for the entrance.…
This past Wednesday, I was invited to be a guest lecturer at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, where I taught a group of opticians-in-the-making about branding and marketing.
I love teaching. And by all indications, I'm good at it. But as…why we do: part three
I first came across the term “curse of knowledge” during my reading of Made To Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. (Incidentally, it seems the Heath brothers delivered on the promise implicit in this particular title, since a lot of what they…
fake: part two
The week before last, I shared with you a post containing a bit of uncharacteristic rambling about fake things I like as well as a few I don’t personally care for. The central premise was that just because something is fake … doesn’t necessarily…
the best people
Today is a special day!
Kevin Cooper at KC Books & Music invited me over to his site as a guest on "Book Talk," and I happily accepted.
I've decided to take this opportunity for something a bit different. You know…
fake: part one
Due to a lack of sound sleep over the past couple of days, my brain is in a strange, swishy sort of place. Rather than fight it, I figure I’ll just ride the wave of weirdness and see where we land.
By and large, the word “fake” has a negative…
Many of you know that I just returned from the longest vacation of my life — a full five weeks on Florida’s West Coast.
Prior to the trip, I began concocting plans for all I wanted to do, see and accomplish while away:
Get the audiobook up and available……
I’m writing mid-flight, on my way back from the longest vacation of my life — five weeks in Southwest Florida. After so long away, it feels more like a move than merely returning from someplace I’d been visiting.
Late last night, I drove to the beach for…