I’ve had one tattoo for 22 years. It’s a heart ripped in two. Don’t laugh. It’s on my right shoulder and it’s absolutely significant. Today I got my second tattoo. It’s on my left shoulder. It too is significant. With all the change coming at me this year, combined with my age (47), it’s easy to point at things I’m doing lately (quitting smoking, dieting, tattoo, etc.) and think I’m going through a mid-life crisis. And I suppose I may…
I was raised a Disney kid from way back in the day when Walt appeared on TV every Sunday night at 7 pm in The Wonderful World of Disney. Been to the parks a million times. Seen all the movies. And over the years, a few of the songs have stuck with me. As they probably have with you. Anyway, here are my Top Five Six Seven All Time Disney movie songs. #5 Be A Man, Mulan It’s freaking Donnie Osmond…
I just killed Foursquare. I went down to the pawn shop and bought a big buck knife; then came home, donned camouflage face paint, jumped off of my couch and landed on my phone – slamming the knife down with both hands. Then I held my head up high and twisted the knife around inside of the heart of the application. And it was over. And it was good. Foursquare is officially dead to me. I’m done with ‘checking in.’ I’m…
*** Jim Mitchem
We tend to write about that which swirls around us. When you see someone write about business every day, that’s because business is what swirls around and consumes them. Business doesn’t consume me. Life does. When I started this blog a few years ago I intended for it to be a place for me to practice writing and refine my storytelling. A place to put whatever was swirling around me at any particular moment. And lately, health, life and longevity…
At any point when our house is waking up or shutting down, there can be up to four electronic devices connected to the internet in play. This sometimes freaks me out, but then I think about how connectivity is a gift and how lucky we are to live in such an amazing age. Besides, our kids aren’t constantly on their devices. Probably 30 minutes a day. So it’s not epidemic in our house, but it could be. We could be…
