After Wednesday, I will be off the Facebook hook for good. This is landmark. If this was a status, it would say: END OF AN ERA. After all, this will affect 1,823 “friends” I’ve amassed since senior year of high school! How it will actually play out: A small percentage of friends will notice a…
I began the month of November with the vow to write every day. Since then, WordPress has informed me that I’ve published 28 times, garnering just under 1000 views collectively. The goal was to write and I guess in some measurable way, I did. Then I realize that the date is December 3 and my…
A few hours separate one coast – and one world – from another. This morning, I braved gutsy hurricane-like winds in San Francisco, now I’m warmly tucked in to my Brooklyn nook. Air travel, akin to time travel, will never cease to amaze. So there I sat at 4:30 am PST, my thoughts dripping steadily…
There’s a first for everything. I had some red wine on the plane and am now slightly tipsy/disgusted – $7 for a little bottle of cheap Cabernet?! Thank goodness I had a voucher. Never again. I’m en route to San Francisco for a few meetings, including some with prospective employers. I’m anxiously awaiting the sight…
Unlike those who remember the date, time, and place they became a Christian, I don’t. My spiritual journey has been gradual – rocky at times, beautifully glorious in its highs, and irreverently nonchalant in between. I am a believer. However, there are obstacles in my faith. Most are between me and God, but one of…
I’m facing the hard truth that my metabolism is slowing down and I can no longer eat ice cream or pizza whenever I want without facing some consequence. I am using the remaining days of November to elucidate goals, and write about how I plan to make positive change in myself. I’m starting with health…
What are the biggest questions – personal, societal and technological-that you think need solving today? This is no light fare. After receiving an email with the subject “Big questions, looking for yours” (from a friend I highly respect), I scoured my brain. I complain all the time. Surely, I can come up with TONS of…
If ever there was a heaven on earth, I imagine it involving unlimited food & drink on a beach. The world’s most talented and intelligent folks would be present, including David Muir and Anderson Cooper (my big news crushes). Cue the right music and they’ll change the world. What’s described is basically one big cocktail party,…
Ideation is like a breezy joy ride along the Pacific Coast Highway. With all the smiling possibilities and wind-in-your-hair serendipity, the drive is exhilarating. I can spend hours bouncing ideas. Things usually end on a high but eventually, like a joy ride, I have to get out of the car. Make moves. Get shit done.…
It would be culturally disrespectful for me to not mention some version of the words thanks, appreciation, or gratitude today. It’s tempting to turn cynical in an age when we’d rather send a text than pick up the phone to say thank you. (myself included) Should I even mention the Middle East turmoil, lackluster economy,…
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