Archive for November 2021
I fought the door (and the door won) (Nov 29, 2021)
It’s time to Kick Monday’s Ass… So last night I got stuck behind a SLOW AFFFFFFFFFFFFFF driver. Ordinarily it wouldn’t bug me since driving for long stretches is just a thing I do now. But this was on a back country road in the dark (vs a major highway with a bunch of lanes), so…
Read MoreDisney day part two
When we left off I’d just made it into Hollywood Studios after nearly high fiving a lady after she threatened her romantic partner for complaining. It was a Saturday and therefore a little busy. Part of my mission included scoring some 50th anniversary gear as well as riding rides… so I meandered through shops while…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: I’m playing hooky this week (Nov 15, 2021)
It’s time to Kick Monday’s Ass… Last week’s email touched a nerve. I think it was the highest amount of replies I’ve seen in a single email since I started this newsletter. Either you’re really amused by my split email/social media personality, or at some point over your career you’ve struggled with the same thing…
Read Morea random Disney day
A few years ago, when I still lived in Florida, a random Disney day would have been a regular thing… not at all surprising to anyone that knows me. I’m not even sure if it’s surprising to anyone now that I no longer live in Florida. Aaaaaaannnnyyyway…. Friday night I was sitting in the recliner…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: mild identity crisis in progress, nothing to see here (Nov 8, 2021)
It’s time to Kick Monday’s Ass… It’s important to surround yourself with people you trust to give it to you straight. That much is true in life, and in business. It was certainly true for me last week when my friend Jimmy Parent served me a righteous bitch slap of truth. I was at a…
Read MoreI have no idea how to pronounce your name, Dunedin
Last weekend I went to this funky little artsy town north of here called Dunedin. That was recommended by my good friends Rachel Mazza and Dr. Julie Helmrich. After poking around the farmer’s market and buying an assortment of things (really, a true assortment including sterling silver rings, a reusable glass cleaning cloth, natural mosquito…
Read MoreI got yelled at by a guy with a toy bullhorn
It was Halloween night, and I didn’t have any plans (nor anything remotely resembling a costume), so I decided to head to Clearwater Beach for dinner. I brought along my book manuscript and figured I’d read/proof while eating by the sea. My friend Rachel Mazza recommended this place, Frenchy’s… and told me to get the…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: accepted and rejected by the same place (Nov 1, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Today I want to tell you a little story about the time I got rejected by and accepted to THE SAME PLACE. By the time I was thinking about grad school (this was over a decade ago, right as the Great Recession was swinging into full gear), I’d been…
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