Locking myself away in a small AirBNB for 48 hours. To write. In silence…
It was difficult, uncomfortable, productive an amazing. Read on for a little more detail, and what to do (and not to do) should you decide to try this.
Getting Old Does Not Suck
When my friend, and photographer extraordinaire, Jeff Turner took this shot at the Arizona Association of Realtors Conference, I’m not sure what I was thinking. My first reaction when I saw this image was to say, “That’s my “WTF?” look.” I suspect someone on stage said something that made me think…. “WTF?” Or, perhaps a […]
Hustle and grind — the only way to success?
I’m not really a quote guy… Scroll through your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or any such feed and you will see quote after quote posted. Some funny, some sad, some thought-provoking, some just stupid. I don’t post a lot of quotey memey things, but I do read a metric shit-ton of them. My friend Valerie Garcia recently […]
Perspective
Hey, Look! … it’s yet another, “Reflecting on 2018 and Looking Ahead to a New Beginning,” post! Not really. It’s yet another “perspectives” missive. However, it was spawned from working on yet another same-old reflecting article… A few days ago, I started looking for a image or two that might in some way help capture […]
Retirement — The First 100 Days
Today marks the 100th day since I retired on August 16th. Before this journey began, the question most often asked–by far–was, “What will you do with your time?” A fair question. So what exactly have I done in the past 100 days? Let’s see… There have been some speaking gigs, which I hope continues. There was […]
Sexual Assault Hotline Training
As part of the process of becoming a volunteer for the National Sexual Assault Hotline hosted by RAINN (the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network), I have to complete some training. A couple of days ago I wrapped up the online portion of the training. 24 hours of training that was enlightening, educational, powerful and […]
