And other blog subjects that drive me nuts. I’ve been conducting a little experiment on my blog for the last month or so. I’ve been hearing a lot of uproarious criticism about certain kinds of posts, specifically how a few cookie cutter post styles seem to be taking over the internet. I decided I would… Continue reading 5 reasons why list posts are crap
Month: May 2011
Are you starring in Heathers or Whale Rider?
Have you ever envisioned your life as if you were living a movie or a television show? OK, now answer that question honestly. You know how it goes. You’re in the car and you’re sure there are credits rolling behind you. You enter a room and you’re positive you hear either grand music or a… Continue reading Are you starring in Heathers or Whale Rider?
15 bits of Social Media Advice from Monty Python
Apparently, today is Monty Python Day. I’m not sure why. I’m not sure who came up with this concept. However, I most heartily approve. I have had a post idea rolling around in my head, in fact, that incorporated Monty Python, and there seems like no better time than today to let that post free.… Continue reading 15 bits of Social Media Advice from Monty Python
Lessons of LeBron – the Cleveland Perspective
In the May issue of Fast Company Magazine, there was an article called Lessons of LeBron. Though I’ve had the issue out on my desk since I got it, it’s taken me awhile to read it. I figured it would be a lot of chest thumping and hero worship for a man who broke my… Continue reading Lessons of LeBron – the Cleveland Perspective
The thing that might destroy Social Media
When I went to Lincoln’s house last Friday, there was something odd about the inside tour. There weren’t tour guides, first of all, but rather personnel stationed throughout the house to make sure you didn’t touch anything and to try to answer random questions to the best of their abilities. The second weird thing is… Continue reading The thing that might destroy Social Media
The construction of a dream
One of the first books I read from as a child was a little light blue paperback book about Abraham Lincoln. I don’t know how many times I read it, but I remember always being hypnotized most especially by the tales of his youth, when he scratched out lessons on the wall as he rested… Continue reading The construction of a dream