Study any canonical text long enough, be it religious or law, and you’ll find something credible to support your position. For every… “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu There’s a… “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” – […]
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Holdin’ on While Goin’ Down the Rabbit Hole
One of the hardest things I grapple with when dealing with them Books of Blues is the fine line between moving forward & holding on. How can one go down the rabbit hole when they’re still holding on? Where was the line? Was there a line? Can you do both? Or is it an Either / […]
Life Springs Eternal: The Importance of Emotional Crashes
I spent the last few days summarizing the emotional crashes in my life. I talked about the one that happened when my work project hit. Then I went on to point out other crashes: the one when the pirate ship left me, the one when the girl I thought was going to be The Girl […]
Dixie whistlers & the roses that grow
On two occasions I crashed harder than the great crash of September 2003. The second one was a year before in September 2002. It started on the 23rd. A Monday. I went to get up and go to school and I couldn’t get out of bed. And then I couldn’t get out of bed on […]
The time we 6-ironed my lucky charm goodbye before starting our shift
Then I jogged up front and pulled a Smokey Robinson for the next few hours. I still text her on her birthday. If you know my phone number, you know what day that is. Update 2019-01-03: Not anymore. A few years ago I texted. She didn’t reply. Then again, I switched phones and didn’t have […]
Luckily, I’ve gone through this kind of thing before
I had a crisis of faith when the Google Panda 2.2 disaster hit my project. But it’s not my first Googley-Woogley issue I’ve dealt with. I do this for a living. The fact that everyone in the industry is going through uncharted waters together for the first time in years helps. Now I’m waiting on […]
Sometimes, Your Friends & Family Make You Let Go
In the wake of yesterday’s Pandified disaster, I shivered and shook so much my cell phone was taken away from so I wouldn’t keep checking stats. I agreed under the premise that it was checked frequent in case family or friends call.It Just Dinged, Again. Another Shout Out Goes to Allyn Hane of Blogger Illustrated […]
Stormed So Loud That the Roof Caved in
A week ago, Google updated their indexing algorithm. The change was codenamed, “Panda 2.2.” The changed initially gave my project a 50% uptick in traffic. Today, It Took It All Away & Then Some A 95% dip in traffic for the project. I sat paralyzed in bed for a couple hours. 4, actually. It felt […]
I can see why writers drink
Writing is paradoxical. Great big universe of endless possibilities with the only limitation being one’s own imagination, and you have to be confined to a chair and write it all down on a little black box. Coupled with the overwhelming fear of not knowing how the project’s going to turn out or how it will […]
A Playful Mojave Undertone & A Veteran Pitcher’s Savvy
The shakes started my day. Didn’t get out of bed for two hours. Sat there checking stats. I let one bad day on a 40% completed project get the better of me. Nobody Successful Goes Undefeated. Even Muhammad Ali Lost his title fair and square at one point. So I showered, met a friend for […]