Honesty is sexy. Truth provides a potent attraction. Seeing the world clearly and being able to communicate that clarity is stunning. But sometimes being overwrought is just easier. Sometimes the exagerated story is better to tell. And sometimes hyperbole is all that is available. This is where I place the …
Universally and unequivocally, no. Posted via email from The Throughput
I no longer have the capacity to wait. Whenever I am in a line or waiting for others to meet with me, I have to get out my phone or iPad and start clicking away. Even when I have neither device, I fiddle with the pen in my pocket and …
Walking around the streets of Chicago at night with two small children can be a harrowing experience. At the very least, it can be an education. For the most part I do not buy into Stranger Danger. For the most part, I trust those who are around me to be …
As far as I can tell, it is one of the only truly respectable and meaningful things I have done with my life. Not that it is worthy of respect on its own, but rather that it means something to everyone. Whether holding good or bad memories, hopeful or unfortunate …
Some slow, some fast: we are all going somewhere different in the same vehicle. Posted via email from The Throughput
It is my 6th wedding anniversary. Every year, my wife and I make a list of all of the memorable things that have happened since our last anniversary. It sounds hokey, and I guess it is a bit. We sit down after our meal on the night of our anniversary …
Those who have slides at their workplaces. It can be outside or in between floors of a building, but having a slide is required. Posted via email from The Throughput
My morale is conflicted. In tending the communities I created, I have constructed an almost impossible conundrum for myself. It goes something like this: I am most happy when I talk to those who need my help and I am most engaged when talking to those who have things to …
I’m pretty sure its on another planet. Yep. Pretty sure. Posted via email from The Throughput