Posts in Personal

The helplessness of parenthood (View Comments)

How can you help your child avoid the mistakes you made? How do you deal with being rejected by your son or daughter? Why isn’t anyone else terrified they won’t have what it takes?

Hard Work (View Comments)

Discovering one’s motivation for working…and being pleasantly surprised.

Relating (View Comments)

Why the twenties are the new teens and our years after college are so formative.

Resolving to be a better man (View Comments)

How do you top the best year of your life?

Twinkles (View Comments)

Sometimes the greatest gifts in life are sitting across from you on the train.

From chaos comes…a little less chaos (View Comments)

Discovering the GTD framework

candle parties (View Comments)

I got into a fairly involved conversation this past weekend at a candle party. The wife of a friend of mine was hosting one of those parties where the salesperson comes and shows the myriad of uses for candles in your home. My buddy was going to be the only male in attendance, so I [...]

The worst show ever made (View Comments)

When I was a freshman in college, my roommate and I had the terribly misguided idea that we should create a public access television show. We set in motion plans to record a production in our dorm room, get it edited professionally (or learn to do it ourselves,) and figure out how to get it [...]

9/16/06 (View Comments)

Two years ago, for reasons that are beyond me, under circumstances I never would have imagined, I was given the greatest gift of my life. I found an equal, a partner, a muse, a role model, a best friend, a love beyond my wildest dreams. Today I publicly give my heart to you for the [...]

Accountability (View Comments)

I’m tired of being unaccountable for my actions. I’m tired of living in a culture that tells me it’s okay, I can do what I want. I’m tired of being told that everything is subjective, tired of being told that I can rationalize away my worst thoughts and deeds. I’m tired of being able to [...]