The hardest thing I’ve done on stage
In May of 2016 I was selected to be a speaker at Ignite Madison. It was an awesome, humbling experience.…
Don’t do this
The kid worked hard to get that decoder ring. He ate tons of Ovaltine. They had him, they didn’t need…
Starting over… again.
I let my hosting lapse. It was an honest mistake. It was because I let an email lapse and didn’t…
Rot
I think about things until they rot Thoughts spinning The edges catching Pulling from forgotten places Not forgotten at all It’s…
Why Some “Get it” and Others Don’t
You hear about a business or people that “get it” all the time. I’ve been accused of “getting it” in…
Superball
A little black girl with purple socks runs across a green floor chasing a yellow ball. The gray haired man holding…
Inspired
I used to write poetry. It started in 6th grade. Until now I couldn’t remember why I started. Rather, I…
Why we ride
A few weeks ago I saw the death of a man I didn’t know. My connection to him is very…
An argument for the specialist
This joke is pretty old but it works… “A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He…
Keep your perception. I’ll take reality.
“Perception is reality.” We hear it all the time. It is all I can do to stay in my seat…