I left SEL in April 2019. Almost 3 years later, there is something I need to apologize for and I didn’t realize until last night. Sitting in a half daze, partly from the muscle relaxer I am taking and partly from the long day, watching Superstore on Peacock, Jess turns to me and asks a simple question from my blog post yesterday, “why don’t you add spaces after the subhead?” I glanced over at her phone and to my surprise I see her reading my blog post. My surprise is the first reason I need to apologize, the second ...
Overwhelmingly, when I meet new people, they always seem to want to know what line of work I use to feed my family. I am sure you’ve been there before… “Hey Jonathan, this is George, he’s a tax attorney.” “Good to meet you, Jonathan, what do you do?” Sound familiar? Now I am assuming he means what I do for work. I once read in a self-help book that, the title has long packed up its belongings and left my memory, gave a clever answer to that very question. It said instead of listing what you do for work ...
What if I made the world? You may or may not know, but I dabble a bit in engineering. During my stint at UI, I almost completed a Civil Engineering degree. Often times I wonder, What if I made the world? How would it be different, if at all? In my limited human mind, I think first of all, I would create a universe that was full of cause and effect. Yes, much like our world now, but maybe a little more understandable. It would be fun that at birth, you are handed a manual that outlines all the ...
Our local theater PCT, Pullman Civic Theatre, started a challenge called Carpe Diem. The basics are that in 24 hours a 10-minute play, with challenges, is written and produced in 24 hours. With the pandemic, the challenges increased and we turned it into a 12-hour process. I hope you enjoy the plays. I’ve included my script for your pleasure. Total there are 3 actresses, 2 directors, and 4 writers from PCT. I hope you enjoy it! A Single Note Characters: – Sandy: Protagonist. She is full of loss and depression but can’t express it through words. – Georgia: Antagonist. ...
This morning in a weekly men’s Bible-study zoom, I made a potentially embarrassing revelation. Two days ago, I downloaded Pokemon Go. I know, a little late to the game, but surprisingly it is still very popular. Truth be told, on July 8, 2016, I downloaded the game to see what all the hype was about. It lasted about a week before I deleted the app. A surprise came with my pokemon experience So the question I feel I need to answer is why would a 42-year-old writer and entrepreneur download a game designed to grab your attention and never ...
A thin plate of glass stands before me protecting me from the elements. The happiness creeps in as I watch the peculiarities of the ducks and chickens outside my window. For a moment, my tears subside. Falling out of my daze and coming back to reality, the happiness fades and the tears begin to well up again. I know people in this world suffer more than I on a daily basis, but that doesn’t change the desire for and lack of joy in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I have bouts of happiness as we journey on, but ...
Everyone on social media wants to go viral. But I wander if everyone really had the megaphones they wanted, would they really want their message heard? Even as I write this post, I wander if I had a large impact, would I be secure enough in my message that I want the world to hear it? In short, I ask myself that daily. After that fear tries to creep in, I remember that the message I am trying to yell at the rooftop is not my message, but a message given to me to pass on to you. I ...
It has been a while since I talked about why I left Corporate America to pursue a passion I once thought was lost. Uprising challenges tell me to share again. This weekend we experienced disappointing parental problems, struggles with a healthy diet, broken expensive equipment, smoking vehicles, mice at play, haunting nightmares, broken sewage lines, a dead chicken, a thieving dog, a lightening strike, a power outage, faulty water pump, piling chores, cold weather, and a threat from the past. Yes, that was all in two days. In the mean time, I hear this voice in my head, “If ...
It wasn’t my fault. Jess was asleep in my lap and the bag of freshly baked cookies was within arms reach. I know, I know; no excuses. Over the past 3 years, we have been on and off Keto, mostly on, so my sweet tooth has all but gone away. However, sometimes I can’t resist. I joke when I say it wasn’t my fault. Of course I am in charge of my own behaviors. If I really wanted to, the bag of cookies could’ve gone undisturbed all night long. But that is not what I truly wanted. How often ...
I feel like the boy from an old film selling newspapers on the corner, but today, I am giving away mistakes for free! Yes, you heard it right, Free! I may be getting old, but I think my memory is still going strong. That being said, I can’t remember the last day where I didn’t make some sort of mistake. Whether it is yelling at my kids, forgetting to complete a promised project, or turning the sprinklers at night to water our garden, I make mistakes every day of my life. What I am learning, however, is how to ...