I like people.
In my twenties and younger, that wasn’t so much the case. But as with all things, my opinion of and affection for my fellow man is being renewed.
In practical application, that renewal looks a lot more like a fractal than a straight line running from “all people suck” to “I have effectively become [...]
Like George Costanza, I feel a little bit like my worlds are colliding.
Part of the time, I’m a web marketing geek hanging out in the swanky metropolitan downtown of Louisville, Kentucky. Which, as everyone knows, is the quirky, offbeat Seattle of the Ohio Valley basin.
And part of the time, I live in scenic, rural Harrison county, [...]
There’s too much actual work that needs to be done to see this world transformed into something better to pat ourselves on the back for copying and pasting a Facebook status.
Imagine my surprise today, when I checked to see if anyone new was linking to my ramblings here, to discover that Liz Strauss has declared me a successful and outstanding blogger.
It’s not about how sick you are, it’s about how functional you are, and in the case of some people, it’s probably more functional than many people whose (unaddressed) dysfunctions aren’t at DSM-IV diagnosable levels.
I”ve been wandering around the internet a lot more lately. Which is hardly surprising, considering my job. The surprising thing is, I’m not doing this in my role as a “social media professional” (or whatever the acceptable-job-title-of-the-week is right now). Instead, I’ve started looking for my virtual tribe as a person again.
You may have noticed [...]
I work at an advertising agency as a social media manager. Last summer, I was having a conversation with a couple of other agency social media specialists (all of us belong to a super-secret cabal that meets in a cave high in the Himalayas). One of them (David Griner) said the most common question [...]
“Life unwinds like a cheap sweater
But since I gave up hope, I feel a lot better
And the truth gets blurred like a wet letter
But since I gave up hope, I feel a lot better”
- Steven Taylor, “Since I gave up hope I feel a lot better”
I discovered Steve Taylor (not to be confused with Steven [...]
Please bear in mind this post is the product of gross generalization about an entire generation. Of course, obviously, you’ll know lots of people who are exceptions to what I’m about to say. I know several people who are exceptions. But I’ve seen and heard enough stories from other Gen Xers to know [...]
I am currently in Las Vegas, possibly the least “real” place on earth. Everything is fabricated, contrived, an illusion…But it’s got me thinking. Because I do think people have genuine, real transformative experiences on reality shows. Maybe all that contrivance pushes some people to dig deeper and connect with what actually is real and genuine about themselves. Maybe it causes some to seek out and actively pursue their own souls, for fear of losing them in that environment…
