James’ Daily Emails

It occurred to me that I haven’t let y’all who read these emails that Sana and I have relocated to Minnesota from Virginia Beach. It’s something we had been talking about for some time – even well before she arrived in the U.S. – but circumstances which we’ll call “providential” made it clear this was…

Sana and I watched The Secret Life of Walter Mitty last night. My mom had been raving about it for awhile, so we decided to finally check it out. Walter Mitty (the character) is about as mundane as you can get. Never been anywhere, never done anything. He can’t even muster up the nerve to…

Sana and I were out and about the other day and came across an intersection where we wanted to turn right. The light was red, and the guy in front of us was stopped. Even though he was in the right turn lane and it was perfectly safe and legal to turn, he refused to go.…

Who doesn’t love a good story? I sure do. People often ask me, “How do you make your living?” I usually say I’m in the business of publishing digital media, be it through podcasts, audiobooks, website building and the like. But really I’m in the business of telling stories. Those mediums of podcasts and audiobooks…

“ ’Tis better to be than to do,” so the saying goes. I’m going to put a little twist on that classic, iconic phrase and say, “It is better to do than to read.” I guess “read” rhyme with be, so that’s the logic behind it. Honestly, I jotted down that idea a few days ago…

I was told by somebody the other day that I am “small potatoes” compared to another group of people who evidently have made a name for themselves in this world. And I don’t know the actual intent of the person that said this, but I would venture to say that it was meant to insinuate…

I highly recommend watching a documentary called “Harvard Beats Yale 29–29.” If you haven’t seen it, I just checked and if you search for it on YouTube, it’s available in its entirety. The crux of the story is that the Harvard and Yale football teams were both undefeated in the 1968 football season. Yale was…

I’m sure by now you’ve heard of this thing called AI. You know, short for “artificial intelligence”? Not even 12 months ago, I had barely heard of it. It seemed like the product of a distant land that I only heard about once or twice a year when there was a terrorist attack, or some…

Last night, the Minnesota Twins were eliminated from the baseball playoffs. Terrible for them, but you might be asking, “What does this have to do with you?” I’m asking myself the same thing. I grew up in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and always rooted for the Twins. They even won a…

When I awoke yesterday, I didn’t know exactly what was in store for the day. I knew there were a few things to get done related to my business, need to get in a good practice session on the horn, and beyond that I wasn’t 100% sure. My wife Sana has her days off on…