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One year later

Cheers to the end of 2009. I don’t know about you, but that year –2009– not in my top ten for the decade or the prior 28 for that matter. I won’t begin to contemplate the future years. Woo. There’s one thing 2009 taught me, kids. Don’t be too hung-up on the future because trust [...]

Life after a road trip

I went, I saw and I drove. Now, I’m back.  Gone are my peanut butter and carrot lunches, Goldfish filled snack breaks and endless hours of driving along the Wyoming and South Dakota highways. It was good to be gone but it feels right to be back. I had plenty-o-time to think on the road [...]

My all American carpe diem road trip

Oh Robin Williams how right you were when you spoke to me — through the VCR of course — about opportunity and life and seizing the day. I always wanted an opportunity to throw caution to the wind and seize the moment, but I am horrible at it. My mind always races ahead. Minutes, days, [...]

Potted plant: my own set of roots

These past two weeks I felt like I was hit with the John Steinbeck truck of symbolism. It felt like every conversation pointed in one direction, unlike Steinbeck it wasn’t the recession or migrant workers this time, but had to do with putting down roots. From my new friends to friends I’ve known for years, [...]

When being good-at-life backfires

So this past week I attempted a too-good-to-be-true-trademark-good-at-life move, I switched my cable and Internet providers in an attempt to save money. Now I’m without Internet  — until I can get it set-up — and let me tell you how much I miss the warm glow of my desktop computer slightly humming to me to [...]

Lessons from Artie: Remain true to yourself

Accepting your faults is it not making excuses for them.

Lacking and slacking

When insecurities still raise their chipper head.

Remembering the Rock

It’s the start of week two and I’m back to the future and working again. This morning my Ferris Bueller charm was off because the Golden Gate transit buses kept passing me by. When I finally got on my trusty and lovable 10, I had a nice window seat to look at Alcatraz below me. [...]

Watching from the sidelines

When you see yourself in your friends.

Moving on up

When you find leave the wardrobe for the working world