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Bumper sticker virtue
17 years ago, I worked for an organization called the John Birch society. The Birch Society is among the more polarizing political organizations in the history of the United States, although at the time that I worked for them in 2005, they were not nearly the potent force they were in the 60s and 70s.…
Read MoreLoser Decisions
A couple of years ago, I was at a bit of a crossroads as to how I was going to do my business activities. At the time I had a pretty good gig editing and producing a podcast hosted by Ben Greenfield, name in the realm of health, fitness, spirituality, biohacking, etc. Truth be told…
Read MoreThe Unbelievable Story of How James and Sana Met
James and Sana met in March 2019 after James left his email address on a scrap of paper in the beak of a courier pigeon, which somehow ended up as a stowaway on a cargo ship headed for China. The note w/ James’ email address got caught up in a windstorm at the port in…
Read MoreThink on less things
This morning I got an email that is the type of email that I don’t enjoy receiving. The client had a complaint about their episode that went live this morning. It is an issue that has happened in the past, and it happened again today. That’s never fun when you strive for things to go…
Read MoreWelcome the nerves…
oday I released a new episode of my trumpet dynamics show. And although it’s a new episode, it’s a republishing of an interview that I did five years ago. It features a terrific trumpet player named Phil Snedecor, who is a professor at the Hartt School in Hartford Connecticut. In our conversation, Phil shared a…
Read MoreRage Feeds a Revolution
A few Sunday thoughts for your consideration. Recently I began reading a book titled Revolutionary: George Washington at War. Now anyone who knows me knows that I am adamantly opposed to war in all its forms. But it doesn’t mean that we can’t learn from those who approve of it in one form or another.…
Read MoreLike Giving a Breath Mint to an Ogre
Sana and I were recently discussing our future plans. And since Sana is the consummate educator and student, she is strongly advocating for me to get some sort of advanced degree. And since we live a stone’s throw away from my alma mater Regent University, we’ve talked about me perhaps going for a doctoral or…
Read MoreGliding over all
Sana and I were recently discussing our future plans. And since Sana is the consummate educator and student, she is strongly advocating for me to get some sort of advanced degree. And since we live a stone’s throw away from my alma mater Regent University, we’ve talked about me perhaps going for a doctoral or…
Read MoreA few more things I don’t understand about internet marketers
Yesterday I shared a couple of things about online marketers that, while I see the use of doing in the right way, seem to have undue influence placed on the success or failure of their businesses, shows, channels, what have you. Essentially it comes down to a lack of real contact and communication with real…
Read MoreA few things I don’t get about online marketers (part 1)
I’ve been in this online marketing thing for a few years now, and I have to say there are a few things about this business that I just don’t get. This isn’t to say that I think these things are useless, because many people I know and even work for have figured how to use…
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