Jun 20, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
Welcome back, Dear Readers. I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. Debt is a funny thing. I think most of us would agree that it’s “bad”, but it can also get far too comfortable. It provides a handy excuse for not getting out there and doing...
Jun 17, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
Happy Friday, Dear Readers. A gorgeous summer day deserves a fun writing prompt, so here’s one that I hope you’ll be inspired to participate in: What’s the most exciting thing that has ever happened to you? This was a tough question for me. I had to...
Jun 16, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
I have a problem. I’m too damned nice. This isn’t a problem in life, necessarily, now that I’ve learned that being nice doesn’t mean being a pushover. But it is a problem in the ring. I never used to have a problem with aggression in sports. I...
Jun 9, 2011 | The Writing Life
Hello Dear Readers, Publishing a book (in e-format or otherwise) brings an interesting dilemma to the forefront: who do you dedicate it to? Lost is not a new book. It’s had a long, long journey. It began its life as In the Valley of the Shadow, a 500 page,...
Jun 6, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
Happy Monday, Dear Readers. I hope everyone had a good weekend. I apologize for all the glitches on this blog recently…apparently Blogger has been having some issues. I hope they’re resolved. I had an incredible experience on Friday afternoon. After...
Jun 2, 2011 | The Writing Life
Hello Dear Readers, Some of you may wonder if I’m actually still a writer, since I haven’t been talking about it. I haven’t been talking about it because, except for a ton of freelance articles and a pesky annual report, I haven’t been writing....
May 31, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello Dear Readers, I really appreciate the kind comments on yesterday’s post–all the more so because it was such a personal thing to write. So thank you. It’s an old adage that we should do something every day that scares us–the idea being...
May 30, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
Welcome back, Dear Readers. Ever since I began this blog over a year ago, I’ve received some negative commentary about my participation in martial arts. Why, when there is already so much senseless violence in the world, would people deliberately seek out...
May 27, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
Happy Friday, Dear Readers, and welcome to flood country. Where I live, they’re forecasting a full weekend of rain…rain we definitely don’t need. The city has issued a basement-flooding advisory, and our rivers are still swelling well past capacity....
May 25, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
Welcome back, Dear Readers. I hope everyone who had a long weekend thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes, whether here on the blog or on Facebook. You made my day! As we all know, hindsight is 20/20, and when I look back, I can see a...
