Nov 11Member-onlyCameron and the Teen Court ProgramAs long time readers know, I’ve done far too many things in my life. It seems that I have been everywhere and done all the things. I have done so many things that I had nearly forgotten something I did in my senior year of high school. …Law5 min readLaw5 min read
Nov 8Member-onlyMy Real Experience with Thought-LeaderIf you have been in the public speaking space and trying to get your public speaking career off the ground, you’ve probably seen the flashy ads with Taylor Conroy talking about how you can get on a TEDx stage. If you google Thought-Leader you won’t find much beyond a single…Public Speaking5 min readPublic Speaking5 min read
Oct 24The Best and Worst Cities for CommutingClever real estate has released a new study on commuting. We have the best and worst cities for commuting and I was really surprised about who topped the list for best. The worst, led by Houston, was no surprise. Despite the big move to remote working, only 27% of Americans…Cars3 min readCars3 min read
Sep 24Sunday Dispatch: Ayn RandA reader sent in this to me to get my opinion. I have read every word Ayn Rand ever wrote publicly, and I was into her for quite some time. Here is quite a bit to unpack here. For context, you should go read the opinion and then come back…Politics10 min readPolitics10 min read
Sep 15Charting a New Course: The Alt-MiddleI did not coin the phrase, alt-middle. I heard it first on a ZDogg MD video. Near as I can tell, no one has quite defined the alt-middle, but I certainly feel like there is a demand for this political view. Someone described it to me as, “common-sense liberalism.” In…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Aug 21Member-onlyNo one Likes the LeftOne of the great observations I’ve made, at least on social media, but also in person is that half the problem American leftists have with their arguments for societal change is that they aren’t popular and they tend to shame people rather than offering them a different vision of the…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Aug 15Member-onlyBusiness Trend: Lying Flat and Quiet Quitting“Work your wage” and “don’t give into them!” have become halcyon calls of workers in this new economy. While “quiet quitting” has been the trend in American workplaces for a year now, the Chinese first led the way with the “lying flat” movement that protested the punishing Chinese work culture…Jobs4 min readJobs4 min read
Aug 11Member-onlyNot Driving and Riding the Bus with My AuntMy Aunt is the biggest user of mass transit I know. For most of my childhood, she worked in downtown Denver. We lived in the northern suburbs, and she would drive her 1988 Hyundai Excel to the park and ride and take the bus into the city. …Mass Transit7 min readMass Transit7 min read
Jul 29Member-onlyFive things I learned from Miss PiggyFor being a puppet-marionette, Miss Piggy is a true celebrity in the old fashioned term of the word. She is a star, an icon, and one of the most recognizable characters the world over. She has been the star of the show since Jim Henson first created the Muppets. She…Miss Piggy3 min readMiss Piggy3 min read
Jul 16Member-onlyThe Real Problem with Society: We Have No GritSeveral months ago I was sent this video from my Mom, of all people, and it was from a YouTube doctor that I got her to follow because I thought his ideas about the pandemic were really spot on. I watched it and I was stunned. …Harsh Truths9 min readHarsh Truths9 min read
