On Wednesday, we packed the car and headed north. It was only 20 miles or so, but just out of immediate reach. Far enough for it to feel real. We were dropping off our oldest daughter, Agatha (10), at her first ever sleep away camp. Most parents I know would be jumping for joy at the chance to confidently drop their kids somewhere for a few nights. Like a freedom thing. A time to throw parties or at least party…
Like it or not, we’ve all emerged at this very specific point in time to share the rock. When it’s over, our time together will amount to a spec of dust on the timeline of history – but we’re here. Together. Sharing the air, the water and emerging technology. It’s kind of cool how we are all pioneers in this, the age of connectivity. And yet, we’re as different in how we use the media, as we are different in…
Everything changes. See that mountain over there? It’s constantly being shaped by rain and wind. The shoreline you visit every summer? It’s in a perpetual state of flux. That relationship you had with that person you liked on Twitter in 2009? Way different. After three years on Twitter and Facebook (longer on Linkedin, strangely) I’ve noticed some behavioral patterns. The ability to feel things about people is a gift I’ve leaned on throughout my career as an advertising copywriter who…
I don’t know whether I’m a good father. Sure, you’ve seen happy pictures of me and my daughters, and you’ve read blog posts that make you think that I’m a good dad, but I’m just not sure. No really – I don’t know. I have no reference point. I was born James Edward Wicker III. My namesake wasn’t around much, and so I was raised by my mother and grandmother until my mother remarried when I was six. At seven…
I’m not a theater guy. I’ve tried my whole life to integrate theater into my cultural palette, but have never been able to embrace it completely. I’m just too fidgety. This is not to say I don’t admire the theater. On the contrary – I happen to think that actors are the most talented people within the creative class. But still, I’d rather watch a movie. We saw Shrek the Musical this week at the Belk Theater in Charlotte. We…
I recently changed my Twitter bio. It’s pretty short now, but really is an accurate snapshot of my essence. However, I’m probably doing it wrong by being so essenc-y. And that’s ok. I’ve rarely done it right when it comes to Twitter since I got on here in 2008. If you look around at the bios of the highly successful people on Twitter (aka the people who tweet business links while they’re sleeping,) you’ll see that you’re supposed to use…
