After years as a professional communicator, all that time working for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in some capacity, I have come to the conclusion that everyone is hiding something. When I was a PR assistant at Hinsdale Hospital in Illinois in the early 80s, a colleague told me that I was “too transparent.” What he … More From the Archive: That’s Right. I’m a Nerd.
Mea culpa. Yes, I have been negligent in writing my blog for the past week. I have excuses–anniversary, busy at work–but suffice it to say that I will try to do better. Today I plan on doing something I have been thinking about for a while, basically since reading the excellent book on writing entitled … More Hello. Is it me you’re looking for?
I have a book in my library at home that, every time I pick it up to read, scares the whoopie out of me. I read a few pages and am troubled so much by the words that I have to put it down. The book is Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray. Maybe that’s where … More The Next Level
Today is brochure day. I guess I am just easy. I was asked at the end of last week to write a series of brochures for the enrollment department of my university. When I got down to listing them, I found there were a total of 20. You heard me. The big two-oh. So I … More Brochure, Bro, Brochure
My daughter, Melissa, and I just came back from a weekend in Conroe, TX, where she was interviewed for a possible job yesterday. She is working presently, and for the most part enjoying where she is. But the new position is in a better region, pays better with better benefits. We got there Friday afternoon … More Serendipity or Divine Plan?
My son, Matt, has lived many places over the years. With me and our family, he’s lived outside Chicago, San Diego, in northern California, in Idaho, and here in north Texas. Following his dream of film school and video production, he has lived in Seattle and Miami as well. Getting married to a Nebraska girl … More A great place to visit, but…
It’s Wednesday (I think). I just got up a few minutes ago. My wife got up with the dogs at 6:30 and has since gone back to bed. We are on stay-cation. For those who don’t know, stay-cation is vacation at home. Usually it happens, like us, when you’re broke. It’s a pain to be … More Stay-cation
I’ve been writing a long time. More specifically, I have been writing stuff off the mainstream for the past five years or so. I tend to choose stories that don’t comfortably fit into one genre or another. And because of this, I’ve often gotten the word from publishers and marketers that my stuff may be … More The Self-Publishing Experience
My father died of cancer at the age of 70. His death, with about three months notice, was a shock to all of us in the family. He was a relatively quiet, very humorous, intelligent man. For the most part, he educated himself. His greatest advances in education came when, at the age of 17, … More Letters from Iwo Jima
It’s a sobering thought, being human. Too often we get caught up in the trap of being young and feeling invulnerable. Invincible. Impervious to all bad things. I went from 1970 to 2009 with nary a hiccup other than the occasional visit to the ER for things like metal springs through fingers, starters falling on … More There and back again
The Great Adventure 