It’s been 16 months since my last post! What the heck happened? Where do I start? It turns out someone stole my name! Actually, it wasn’t a person at all. It was a company that makes money by snatching up domain … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings!
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For the first time in a long, long time I’m really feeling the spirit of the season! I actually mailed out Christmas cards this year. The tree is up and it looks beautiful (I can say that because I didn’t … Continue reading
The Social Network
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We saw the new movie The Social Network last night and really enjoyed it. It’s a story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook. There was a line in the movie that’s stuck in my head. At one point the … Continue reading
Harvest Time
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The end of summer is here. This is my favorite time of the year. As a kid I loved the back-to-school excitement: new clothes and school supplies, new teachers and classrooms, new friends and adventures. As an adult some of … Continue reading
Realistic Attainable Goals
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It’s much easier to set realistic attainable goals when you’ve really defined your Values, Roles, Mission, and Vision. Each of my goals is in line with my vision and mission and more or less falls under one of my roles … Continue reading
Personal Growth
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I’ve been a Stephen Covey disciple for about 15 years. He’s the guy who wrote The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and many other books about personal growth and productivity. Recently I discovered a new online resource called the … Continue reading
The “Right” Side of Your Brain?
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When I was in grade school an unenlightened teacher told my class that left-handed people are more creative than right-handed people. I was a right-handed kid who wanted to become an artist. I don’t know why her words had such … Continue reading
Spring is in the Air
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All the evidence of the last snowfall in Milwaukee has finally disappeared. The air is warm, the sun is shining, the trees are budding, and the robins have arrived. It feels and smells like springtime and, with Easter just around … Continue reading
Setting Up Shop
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Last fall I was returning home to Milwaukee from a work-related trip to Marshfield, Wisconsin. As I wrote in my January 30 post I was already thinking a lot about developing my passion for living as an artist. I shared the … Continue reading
Art vs. Craft
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Is it art? Or is it craft? What’s the difference? And does it really matter? “The question of common sense is always what is it good for? – a question which would abolish the rose and be answered triumphantly by … Continue reading