Will be back to this soon, but need to dig in on some other stuff right now. As always, thanks to everyone who keeps up with me here. I'm always on email, twitter, etc. Looking forward to hearing from you ...Read More

On a break to focus on work

Communication is about explicitness and concision. The most efficient communicators and communications say specifically what needs to be said in the least amount of expression possible. But both of these qualities are also those that most expose us to being ...Read More

Why ambiguity is so easy and so dangerous

I hate the word should. Its use means that someone is applying an alternative reality to whatever they are talking about. Should means that something doesn’t exist, but ideally you would want it to. Which, as we learned when we ...Read More

If your argument is based on should, you should shut up

Privacy concerns are very real on the web, as they should be. But it seems the stigma with tracking has at least some roots in the illogical. In theory, there is nothing wrong with someone knowing more about you; the ...Read More

Do you really care if people use your info?

There seems to be a perceived disconnect between the normal person and the corporation. People get riled up from stories about low pay, cost-cutting, and other “disgusting” or “despicable” big business practices. But why do you think businesses act this ...Read More

Why you and I are directly responsible for big business practices

People of all ages love sports, but middle-aged men especially. There are many reasons for this, but a large part of it is the natural human search for meaning in life that increases as we age. Sports is condensed meaning. For ...Read More

Why middle-aged men take softball so seriously