Recent Blog Posts
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Helheim Yes, I’m Worthy!
I went out for a run Tuesday morning, determined to make it through one of my longtime four-mile routes for the first time in months (been laid up after surgery). This route plays out as a series of personal touchstones marking my time in New York. I go through Madison…
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Benedict Darlin’
On the subject of calories not counting when you’re traveling (you knew that, right?) On the left of the image is an Okie Benny — a biscuit topped with a poached egg, cheese, friend country ham, and gravy, then accompanied by hash browns. This is available at a restaurant in…
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The Diary of My Mind
It’s a George Jones song. And it’s how I’m introducing The Let Go Diary, my account of my last weeks at my former company. I’ll occasionally be sharing bits and pieces of the Diary here. As for the song itself, I’d never heard it until I went searching for lyrics…
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I Have a Reason for Sharing This
Freelance Scams: 5 Red Flags and Warning Signs I’ve come up with a way of sharing thoughts and advice with my family that gets around the whole dad-splaining, husband-splaining thing. I say, “I’m not telling you this because I don’t think you know. I’m saying this to know I said…
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About the Logo
That rust colored line that looks like a shaky flopped long division symbol? It’s there to evoke the plateaus and mesas of the desert Southwest. It also represents a major breakthrough in my use of Illustrator, so be kind. I actually owe my time in the Southwest to my former…
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So, Red Hill.
My grandparents lived on Red Hill in my hometown of Purcell, Oklahoma. That’s a postcard of it attached here — from before my time or theirs. As a young bike rider, I remember going up the hill being more challenging and down the hill more adventurous that this view would…
