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Painting A Picture

Since I make my living attempting to make my words paint a picture—or at least a good doodle—I don’t usually subscribe to the hooey about a picture being worth a thousand words. Not everybody feels this way, of course. Napoleon said, “A good sketch is better than a long speech.” And, truth be told, I […]

Filed Under: Humor, Writing Tagged With: bowling, bowling alley, sports, uncoordinated, work, work friends

How to Get Regular Updates of Annarchy

Since I don’t write here daily, it’s easy to miss new stuff on this blog. My friend Chris Brogan, guest-posting at Shannon Paul’s place, calls the content I create here a “craft blog” and distinguishes it from a typical blog that’s updated more frequently, with shorter posts. Understandably, Chris says, my essays here are “something […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Technology, Writing Tagged With: blogging, blogs, Technology, Writing

Birthday Boy

Thirteen years ago today, we threw a first birthday party for our blond, apple-cheeked boy. Three months later to the day, he would be dead, from a virulent and rare form of strep. One day he was sitting in my lap with a book, clapping his hands when we came to his favorite page. And […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, Children, Family History, Parenting, Writing Tagged With: kids, mothers, Parenting, personal history, Writing

I Suspect Everyone Else Is Smarter, Better-Looking, Taller, Cooler, Cuter, Has Newer and Shinier Objects than I Do (and Is More Modest)

Excellent!

When you are prone to measuring yourself against others, like I am, and when you both work and live out chunks of your life online, as I do, the Internet can be a bitch. It’s easy to get caught up in measuring your impact online, and to suspect that your own self-worth is tied to […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, Humor, Politics & Society, Social Media, Technology, Video, Writing Tagged With: blogging, blogs, connectivity, internet, metrics, psychology, social networks, Technology

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