I just turned 41. I don’t know what to tell you now. Where do I begin here? You’re getting really smart. You have an attitude sometimes. You have energy levels I can only aspire to at this point. You still run to hug me and yell “Daddy” and I love it every time. You’re big… Read More »Dear Charlie Nine
I didn’t read quite as much as I wanted to in 2022. But the main books I missed out on reading was a pile of Star Trek fiction, and against the protesting of the Trekkie in my heart, I’ll venture to say that my life didn’t suffer *too greatly from missing out on all of… Read More »Books I want to read in 2023
Dear Codie, Have I written you before? I hope so. I think I have. But I was better at writing Charlie letters, I’ll admit that. Sorry for that. When you’re older you may realize that having a second kid removes the rest of the margin left in your life from when you had just one.… Read More »Dear Codie
Dear Charlie, You turned 6 two days ago. Wow. I gotta be honest with you up front – this has been a really tough year for me. I found myself turning 40, still very out-of-shape, in a very bad job situation, with no time to think, rest, or least of all step back and enjoy life. I’m… Read More »Dear Charlie Eight
I’m watching a webinar by Neil Patel. It’s 10 Paid Media Predictions for 2023. I’m honestly wary of Neil’s stuff, mostly because his site is absolutely spamtastic. So, it’s not a great model to follow if you care about your users experience. But there may still be some great things to learn about paid media.… Read More »Notes on Neil Patel’s Paid Media Webinar
Today I actually ended up getting up early. Problem is, I’m a day behind on the week’s work. One of the big downsides to being a one-man marketing department is you get no days off. I mean I can “take” a day off, but unless I planned ahead, those social posts aren’t going out without… Read More »September Sixth
I feel like I have heard of this practice elsewhere on the web, but perhaps not. I’m going to experiment with blogging my daily work, of a work and a personal nature, to attempt to hold myself accountable to get (even) more done each day. Completing my daily tasks for work generally takes 9 to… Read More »Blogging for Productivity
This is a post inviting you to join my team for this summer’s Whole Life Challenge. It starts July 2nd and runs through Aug. 12th. What is it? It’s a team effort that is a commitment to a few basic healthy habits for about 6 weeks that improve your health. This graphic is a super-basic… Read More »Let’s get our fit together.
Hey kid, I barely have the time to write this. You just graduated VPK and are starting kindergarten in a couple of months. You’re so smart and learning so much every day. You’re in the phase of asking Google to play songs for you all the time. Friend Like Me by Will Smith Pressure from… Read More »Dear Charlie 7
Sometimes it helps to say things out loud, even to yourself, so you hear them and start to listen to yourself. My life and job and parenting take up a tremendous amount of my time. And my quest to lose weight takes up even more of the shreds that are left. But I have so… Read More »I’m going to keep podcasting