Latest post: Why I make writing a priority
I finally have my newsletter ready to go. (If you want to subscribe, the form is on this page and at the end of this post.) It took a lot longer than I expected. I had to wade through a wide variety of...
View ArticleLatest post: Who is the real devil?
This week is Halloween, although you probably couldn’t tell from all the Christmas decorations that have been in the stores since July. But it’s still time for scary movies, and it’s the 50th...
View ArticleBe thankful when times are good
You’d think it would be easier to be grateful when times are good. It’s actually easier to be grateful when times are bad because the good stuff becomes easier to see and appreciate. When times are...
View ArticleWhat if WeightWatchers goes away?
I’ve been on WeightWatchers (formerly WW and Weight Watchers) this go around for four years. Since then, I’ve dropped 82 pounds (37.2 kilograms) and kept it off. This isn’t the first time I’ve been on...
View Article40 things I learned in 40 years about technology
Forty years ago this month, I started my first job in the computer industry. I got an internship with EnTech, a small Commodore 64 software company in the San Fernando Valley. I’ve been working in the...
View ArticleIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear
The holidays let us wrap up the old year and get ready to start fresh with the new one. This is why holiday music always raises my spirits (with a few exceptions). I always find one song that...
View ArticleYou have the right to be sad
It wasn’t a happy holiday for us. One of our cats died on Christmas Day. We had our orange tabby Oscar for over 15 years. Around ten in the morning, he wandered into the bathroom, a place he doesn’t...
View ArticleYour identity, your self
Every employer I’ve worked at since college has changed its identity at least once. Companies do this for a lot of reasons. Usually, it’s because of mergers and acquisitions. Or the old identity has...
View ArticleThe best cars I’ve ever owned
My brother is turning 60 next month. Cars have always been an important part of his life. When we were kids, we spent every September visiting the car dealers on Reseda Boulevard collecting brochures...
View ArticleTaylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and high school
By now, everyone has given their two cents about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Instead, I want to talk about high school. I write a lot about high school because that’s where I think most Americans...
View ArticleApocalypse reconsidered
If you read my latest newsletter, you know that I’m working on a post-apocalyptic novel. (To receive future issues, use the signup form on this page.) I’m racing to finish it before we have an actual...
View ArticleThe last time
When was the last time you did a certain thing? For example, when was the last time you used a camera that wasn’t a part of a phone? For me, it was Christmas 2013. I got my first iPhone, a 5s, a few...
View ArticleHow to deal with being overwhelmed
Let me tell you what my next four weeks will look like. I’m getting ready for my book signing event on Saturday. And I’m doing taxes for everyone in my family because I was a bookkeeper and volunteer...
View ArticleThe end of foolishness?
I used to love April Fool’s Day. In high school, we had an annual April Fool’s Day edition of our newspaper that we called the Reject Review. We had plenty of fun (and occasionally got in trouble) for...
View ArticleIt’s about time
It has been nearly two weeks since my last post, so let’s talk about time. Or in my case, the lack of it. I’ve been busy the past two weeks with work, taxes, book-contest judging, setting up author...
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