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Personal

Why I Bought a Kindle Touch 3G

January 5, 2012 Personal

I was a voracious reader as a child and even through middle school until high school (aka sex & alcohol) took over my lizard brain. As an adult I found movies to be a great story substitute and my reading habits almost disappeared entirely. The writer in me struggled during these dry periods without any [...]

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New Year Movie Experiment

December 28, 2011 Movies

I’m a movie nut in all conceivable ways. If allowed, I would spend thousands of dollars to build up my DVD collection, in a single purchase… every couple of months. One of the few topics I still speak passionately about is film and my knowledge of it is more encyclopedic than my knowledge of Information [...]

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This Is My Hour

March 23, 2011 Personal

People often complain about the lack of free time in their lives. They burn through days running on the hamster wheel of modern living all the while bemoaning; If only I had more time I could finally <learn that language/write that book/take that trip> I always wanted to. For most it’s the daily unease which [...]

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I’m Committing to my Creative Success

January 18, 2011 Personal

Over a year and half ago I discovered Mark McGuinness and his site, Lateral Action. I’ve spoken about them many times on this blog because he has consistently helped me to grow. As a writer I’ve taken his numerous lessons on creativity to heart, leveraging both his experience as a writer and a creative coach [...]

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Why is it so hard to change from Consumer to Creator?

January 14, 2011 Personal

I’ve really been struggling with this lately. The push and pull of opposing motivations each packed with their own idiosyncrasies and justifications. A culture geared in one direction while a dream works in direct opposition. Anyone familiar with Steven Pressfield knows about "The War of Art". In the book he describes the force which stymies [...]

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2010: Highs, Lows and Next Steps

January 4, 2011 Personal

Many will agree that 2010 was a crap year. For some it was the worst year they’d ever had. For me it was a barely less crappy extension of 2009. Still shitty in many respects, but after the hellacious 2009 in Los Angeles anything was better. In spite of this there were a few good [...]

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Careers are Grown

December 7, 2010 Personal

Recently I’ve been re-reading Mark McGuinness’ article "The Story of a Reluctant Entrepreneur", a fantastic tale about how one man’s desire to become a poet somehow led to a successful career as an online entrepreneur. It was one of those pieces of writing that entered my life at the exact time I needed it. I [...]

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Hate Machine

September 21, 2010 Personal

I have a hate machine in my life. He hates everything that isn’t like him. People, religions, careers, even thoughts, beliefs and emotions, the list goes on. It’s not surprising he is this way because he knows no other. He was raised by a hate machine, one forged in the fires of a seething hatred [...]

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Thoughts From A Weekend

June 14, 2010 Personal

If you’ve been following my Twitter feed, you probably heard about my interesting weekend in Ybor City. Goths in surgical masks, a pit bull sitting at the bar, and one-eye bathroom attendants are just some of the highlights of my adventures in Ybor nightlife. The transformation from tumbleweed town earlier in the week to hordes [...]

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Trying To Find My Path

June 8, 2010 Personal

I’ve been constantly struggling between the Techie and the Creative in my life. The Techie pays the bills and has been my bread & butter for years, but is honestly a little burned out these days. The Creative took a backburner when Techie hit high gear, but is trying to make a reappearance in my [...]

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The Me Manifesto

May 30, 2010 Personal

I am a Gemini and thus definition has never been good for me. It feels restrictive, limiting and claustrophobic. The proverbial daydreamer, I’m prone to dream big and dream small, but always look for more in life. I thrive in chaos like few others can, the whirlwind of constant change makes me giggle like a [...]

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