Quote of the Week
Be a collector of good ideas. Keep a journal. If you hear a good idea, capture it, write it down. Don’t trust your memory.—Jim Rohn
WTF is “Friction-Maxxing?”
Lately I’ve been thinking about friction-maxxing—a concept that’s been buzzing around as we head into 2026. I first encountered it in an article by Kathryn Jezer-Morton, and it really made me pause. At its core, friction-maxxing is about choosing discomfort and challenge over ease and automation—not out of masochism, but because friction helps us actually …
Rock Star Medicine
Those close to me know I love to sing. In the shower. In the car. Working in the kitchen. I’ve even done karaoke once in my life. I don’t plan to go on tour anytime roon. Nor will I ever be a vocalist in a band. And I’m good with that. But I will keep …
Quote of the Week
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.—Alice Walker
The Evolution of Language
Scofflaw. Boondoggle. Snafu. What do these words have in common? They are all slang terms that came into existence in the last century. The origin of these—and many other—words are examined in the article 45 Terrific Slang Terms From the Last Century. Several of these words are familiar to me. Infact, I’ve used those at …
Viva Las Christmas
Music is known for misunderstandings. A well-known example that comes to mind is the mumbled lyrics of “Louie, Louie”. Another misunderstanding hit home for a nine-year-old boy in the UK around his Christmas pageant. The Daily Mail tells the story of Schoolboy, nine, mistakenly dresses as Elvis instead of an elf at Christmas concert after …
Quote of the Week
Change does not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.—Barack Obama
Used and Discarded
I was taught at an early age to never leave a shopping cart in the middle of a parking lot. Now, as a vehicle owner, I get annoyed when I come out and find some lazy person’s card resting against the side of my vehicle. After reading Hannah B. Waldfogel’s “somewhat scientific” investigation into cart …
Record-Holding Ink Therapy
Well, Santa let me down. I told him that I am a size tattoo. And there wasn’t a scheduled ink therapy appointment under the tree on Christmas morning. (I’m filing a complaint with Buddy the Elf.) I have an idea of what I want to get next. It won’t be anything newsworthy like the ink …
