There is a bird in a cage. It can reach its head out of the bars far enough to peck away at the wood of the door. After year’s of pecking it has finally broken through the wood and is free to escape. As the bird leaves its cage it realizes that it no longer [...]

Yesterday Rian snuck past me as I worked in the basement with an envelope in his hand. When he reappeared without the envelope he told me that he had a surprise for me, but I had to find it. “Daddy, you are cold. Warmer. Warmer, hot, hot, hot!” I picked up the envelope and opened [...]

Hopefully you aren’t in a situation where you have to clean out your desk because you lost your job, but if you are I want to give you a checklist of things that people often forget to do before they leave their computer workstation. I am started a new job this week (more on that [...]

Few people know that ping pong was an important part of Bruce Lees training routine. Bruce had the opinion that traditional martial arts techniques were too rigid and formalistic to be practical in scenarios of chaotic street fighting. That’s why the paddle speed, improvisation and timing involved in ping pong appealed to him so much. [...]

First of all, thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday and thought of me this week. I have great friends and family, and I am touched by your kindness. Thank you! So, I turned 30 this week and I would be lying if I told you that it isn’t a little traumatic. I [...]

I recently watched a documentary about a Chuck Palahniuk conference called Postcards from the Future. For those of you who may not recognize the name, Chuck Plahniuk is the author of the book Fight Club, which was turned into one of my favorite movies. Do yourself a favor and read some of his fiction. Unless [...]

If you have ever read Fahrenheit 451 you probably remember the part at the end where the people are all carrying around parts of great literature in their memories because they have no books. I wonder what copyright lawyers think when they read this part of the book. What do the people in the book [...]

I have a quote printed on a scrap of paper that I have carried around for years. It says “Profess no belief without conviction. To conform means often death; to non-conform in this is often life, often life eternal.” The quote is by Albert Einstein and it has always inspired me. It is something that [...]

Do you ever ask yourself this simple question: Am I happy? I guess it isn’t that simple of a question becuase I sometimes struggle to answer it. For many people happiness is most directly tied to there jobs. When they struggle with happiness they might ask question like: “Do I like the people I work [...]

I went out to rent a movie the other day and as I got in line I heard a voice behind me. “What the F### is this S###? I turned around to see what this guys problem was. Apparently he thought he was in line and I had cut in front of him even though [...]