Things that happen when you get into your 40s: You literally can forget how old you are Getting drunk requires a day after strategy The # of people you like or can tolerate decreases over time Doing nothing is everything You start losing your childhood movie and rock stars AND IT SUCKS For those that have lost a parent too soon, you start wondering if you'll make it past their age That last one is a doozy. I lost my mom in her mid 50s way too soon, and every year I get closer it's ...
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What’s Your What If?
Last night I drove a lot of miles away from the hustle and bustle I normally fight through on a daily basis to coach my son at his baseball game, a little town called Granite Falls. It's about 50 miles north and east of Seattle and off the beaten path. I arrived with my son, and as they warmed up on one baseball field, I watched as the high school team wrapped up their practice on an adjacent field. It was classic small town America. They had some rock-n-roll playing as they finished up their ...
Top 5 Things You Can’t Do If You Want To Be Friends
I'm starting a new tradition of highlighting 5 things that drive me nuts every year. 5 things that if done, disqualify you & I from being pals. You own or are considering a selfie stick. Can you even imagine what people in previous decades would think if you tried to describe this? If you feel that you have to carry a stick to attach your phone to around, so that you can take pictures of yourself...that's a problem. You copy/paste Facebook posts saying you will win millions of ...
My Favorite Things 2015 Edition
Every year I like to write a blog post that recaps some of my favorite products or services I experienced that year. While I didn't host a talk show announcing my favorite things and giving them away to a screaming out of control crowd, I am posting them here for you to get for yourselves. Feel free to scream if you'd still like. AirMail - I've struggled to find an email program on the Mac that I can get behind. The Gmail interface is horrible, and unfortunately, the Mac Mail program has always ...
The True Story Of The Ugly Christmas Sweater Guy
For the past 6 years, every time the holidays rolls around, a new tradition has come upon me; an outpouring of emails and Facebook messages asking me if I know that my picture comes up on Google for ugly Christmas sweater. Or that my picture was used on a flyer for an Ugly Christmas Sweater party. Or recently, that my picture is on the cover of an Ugly Christmas Sweater book. And of course my response is always something of the..."here we go again". But deep down, I kind of like it. There's ...
When Did Becoming A Hero Become So Easy?
It’s inevitable that over time, how we define certain things evolve. With so many people in this world, different viewpoints, and a growing number of channels with which to share them, it’s expected. But dammit…when did becoming a hero become so easy? I got pulled into the recent TNT show hosted by The Rock of course called The Hero. It was your standard reality show fare, less “reality” and more artificially created drama. But still somewhat entertaining for what it was. But I couldn’t help ...
