I stood in the aisle at Target, staring at the capos and the picks. I drooled at the sight of the packs of strings. I hoisted a box over my shoulder. In it was a metal stand. I put it together on the living room floor. I twisted off the old strings and gave my…
A buddy of mine and his wife had a baby boy on Mother’s Day (just a few days ago – that’s him up there!). He’s a little, five-pound beauty that just melts you. I’m a big baby guy, and my wife is crazy about babies, so we enjoyed just hanging out with them and passing…
We are a few hours from 2011 as I type this. This is now the time of year where a bunch of people unhappy with their lives get together and say, “OK, my resolutions for this year are [insert same resolutions as last year].” Then we’ll hit January 20th and they’ll already be broken. I…
I’ve been struggling a little bit lately. I quit my customer service job to focus on my writing, and I get easily frustrated with The Nerd at times, because I feel like I’m not doing enough with it yet. But I’ve been going at this thing for over a year and a half, so it…
I’m a Disney nut. I’ve admitted it before, and I will continue to admit it. I think Disney is a fantastically-run company, their movies are classics (most of them), and Walt Disney was a hard-working entrepreneur that inspires me all the time. And if you get the chance, read a biography of his. I’m reading…
