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Opening Day

About four years ago, I sat at the bar with Scotty and Aric – my two buddies.
That night, for the first time, I said out loud:
“Our son has autism.”
I didn’t break down in tears when I told them. The tears came about an hour later when it occurred to me – there with my guys [...]

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Happiness: This Week's Desktop

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Weird: This Week's Desktop

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Are You A Gift Artist?

Do you give great gifts? Perfect gifts? Are you that person?
Each of us has that one person in our realm of association who’s just a better gift-giver than everyone else. They make a high art out of giving just the right gift.
That’s a powerful skill to possess, my friends.
Think about how you scratch your [...]

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A Love Letter to Dr. Seuss

Dude,
More than anyone not named Miles, I owe you for what I do today.
I started reading your books when I was two or three and haven’t stopped. The first book my son and I read together? Yours, too.
When I can’t write a word that’s made just right, I make up my own that fits in [...]

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Big Learnin' In Texas

In Austin, Texas, for meetings with my partners. We get together twice a year to discuss what’s working, what isn’t, and why for the couple hundred owner-operated clients we have between us.
We’re all paid on our clients’ growth. If they don’t make more money, we don’t make more money, so I look forward to [...]

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Oh. You Want To Be A Writer?

Seems like I’ve met a bazillion people who want to be writers. It’s just that very few of them want to, you know, write.
I’m excited whenever I meet someone who’s started taking small steps towards actually doing the thing. Actions arouse my interest.
You want to write? Write. That’s really it.
“But how do you figure out [...]

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Forever: This Week's Desktop

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Nice, Conan. This Week's Desktop

This week’s desktop courtesy of Conan O’Brien’s farewell speech:

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Nerd Alert: January 27th

Sweet Sisters of Splashing Tablet-y Mercy … this is the first Apple themselves have hinted at something new. Engadget has the story …

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