Does My BUT Look Big In These Jeans?

Not sure if you heard, but Apple (and NeXT and Pixar and…) founder Steve Jobs passed away last week. Of course you’ve heard. News of Jobs’ passing wasn’t just the top of the news cycle; for several days, it WAS the news cycle. And, if you’re like me, your Facebook page blew up with excerpts from Mr. Jobs’ 2005 Stanford University commencement speech. Most notably was this gem:

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma —...

Moving On and Looking Back

There comes a time in a man’s life when-

Ugh. No. Take a mulligan.

As the sun sets on an exciting period-

Len. What is wrong with you?

I dunno, man, I just want to get this perfect. It’s important to me.

It’s a frickin’ blog post, dude, not a high school graduation speech, you’re trying way too hard.

But it’s not. This was more than a job, and this is more than just a blog post. It’s goodbye. And I want it to be as awesome as my time at Skadaddle.

Okay. Whatever. Just...

Lessons from the Dominican Republic

It’s safe to say that I’m not the most politically correct person on the planet. I tend to think that we’re usually far too sensitive and tend to overreact to innocuous comments, which only serves to give those comments a life and meaning for which they weren’t destined.

Yes, I’ve taken my fair share of shots at any number of groups. Such shots are always in jest and are always taken as such. At least, admittedly, I think they are always taken as such. I think I have solid radar for...