It took me a while to grasp the relevance of social media. I found it during the summer of 2008, when Senator Obama was running for POTUS. He was using these new social tools as a means of reaching more…
You know that sinking feeling you get just as you hear your dog’s stomach lurch, and you realize you’re too far away to grab him and throw him off of the carpet onto the hardwood? Yeah that. If everyone…
Seeing the horrifying images coming out of Japan makes us all feel pretty helpless. Yet, we all want to do our part to help them recover from the devastating earthquake, tsunami, volcanos and nuclear meltdown. It almost seems like a…
As a parent, there are times when I stop and think, ‘What the hell am I doing?’ Tonight was one of those times. After a great day when I spent every waking minute in the company of our two daughters…
A man said to the universe, “Sir, I exist.” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” – Stephen Crane Whenever natural disasters strike, I’m reminded of a few important things. – That…
*** Jim Mitchem
Writer. Father to daughters. Husband. Ad man. Raised by wolves. 
