Seeing Green
This morning a friend linked to a talk by Jill Thomas that has me thinking about green. Before moving to SoCal, Jill lived in Northern Virginia for a few years. In the early years of diving deeper into photography and building a budding business, she took some of my favorite family photos when she hauled […]
What Scares Me
If I look deep within the innermost of my soul, deep into the darkest deepest crevasses of my heart, I’m scared. I’m scared of relationships. I’m scared of commitment I suppose. I’m scared that I will fail the person I have come to love deeply. I’m scared that I will fall short. That I won’t […]
#6 – 2016 Venice Marathon Recap
With my sixth marathon in the books (all in the last 12 months), I thought I’d start offering a quick recap of the races. I’ll start with the one I just finished and if I make the time, will go back and try to provide recaps of the first five marathons. I often get asked […]
A Profile of Character: The Unseen Acts of Service from My 72-Year-Old Mom
“It will only take a minute,” she remarked before offering a litany of reasons why she should go, why she could go. Why it would be okay to go. We stood together in one of several patient rooms inside the ICU, tucked into the interior burrow of the hospital. The lack of an outside window […]
CES 2017 Trends to Watch
Each year, I develop a presentation that examines trends to watch at CES. I presented an early draft of that presentation this week in Prague. I’ll update this presentation as I develop it further. In the coming weeks I’ll write more about these trends. In the meantime, you can find the current iteration of my […]
Defining Arlington (Virginia)’s Digital Destiny
Earlier this week I spoke at an event looking at the Digital Destiny of Arlington, Virginia. You can see the conversation in its entirety here:
Reflections on Fatherhood
One night last week I found myself weighed down with the swirling emotions of mind and soul. Worried I wasn’t being all that I so desperately and deeply want to be. Stressed and distracted by an upcoming court hearing after Andrea filed a motion to quibble over 2-4 days of the boys’ visitation schedule, though […]
To My Sons on Father’s Day
To My Sons on Father’s Day I have three sons. As a result of divorce, I don’t see our three sons daily. I do see them frequently. Not every day of every week, but in some weeks every day. It is a tremendous blessing. I’m at their baseball games, lacrosse games, football games, swim meets, […]
Have You Been Here Before?
“Have you been here before?” the clerk asked. For a moment I was frozen in time. I stared blankly back at him. While my eyes fell upon his face, my mind’s eye carried through him and morphed into a target-less gaze. He was in his 50s and the vantage of my height over his allowed […]
Talking to Think v. Thinking to Talk
I’m in the process of hiring a life/executive coach to work with over the next year. I’ve been interviewing coaches over the last few weeks to ascertain fit, approach and style. One of the coaches I interviewed last week made a fascinating (to me) observation as we chatted: I talk to think while others think […]