Elections

It’s time to vote by mobile device.

In 2020, the election had the largest voter turnout in history. In the race between soon to be president, Joe Biden, and then incumbent, Donald J. Trump, close to 160 million voters cast a ballot.

The mood across the country as of this writing is anxious as President Trump took all media forms to claim election fraud that caused a insurrection by his supporters. By now we all saw what happened at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on January 6th. And now we know why this election was the most critical we’ve…

Social Media

Twitter makes me nervous. It’s been around since March 21, 2006 and has grown to nearly 330 million users. And while it’s fun to participate in all kinds of conversations, hear celebrity perspectives, and acquire new ideas from quirky bedfellows, I question Twitter’s motives and whether they’re helping. I think you should quit it.

Twitter is a social platform where people identify with and participate in conversations about any, and I mean any, topic. You can find videos of Fauci, follow Jimmy Fallon, see photos from DIY guys, read tweets from this guy, and react to cancel culture vultures.

While…

Election 2020

The election is a few weeks away and the registered voter roll is 160+ million strong and what seems to be growing every day. Voters nationwide are either casting ballots by mail or going to the polls over the next few weeks, if not on Election Day. In 2020, this populous voting swell triggers essential questions about how we participate in our democracy.

For instance, why is voting so labor and capital intensive in the digital age? Why can’t we use mobile devices and desktop technologies to handle what would seem to be a somewhat simple product and process to…

My boy and I are very different people. He’s outgoing, a gamer, and an extrovert. He gets excited about everything from all his friends and family to those famed Avengers and other fantasy worlds.

I, on the other hand, am also outgoing. I’m real ham for about an hour. After that, you can leave me alone while I scowl into my phone.

Furthermore, I have only a few friends; I don’t get many kicks from family, except for my immediate one; and I’ve seen plenty of fantasy worlds like Thailand and Rome. But what do you want? I’m a seasoned…

Writing

Writing isn’t easy. You have to think about your message, the audience, and how you’ll make a point. And there’s even more to it than that.

If you find your writing doesn’t connect with readers, I suggest you see the movie “Argo” — Ben Affleck’s 2012 Oscar winner. The film is about a CIA operative who infiltrates Tehran to rescue six hostages during the Iran Oil Crisis in 1981. This movie’s sharp contrast between the political strife and race to save Americans sets the stage for a teachable moment for writers.

About “Argo”

The movie opens with an important prologue…

A Poem For Personal Power

You were meant to do hard things.
Your body is built to last.
You were made to heal.
You were meant to do hard things.

You were meant for rigor.
Climb the mountains,
Run a marathon,
Push for performance,
Spread mulch,
Study the abstract or concrete, whichever is harder.
You were built to do hard things.

You were meant to learn discipline.
Put down the phone,
Get off the couch,
Sit down and write,
Learn to wait,
Live in the present,
And hold your tongue.
You were meant to do hard things.

You were meant to learn on your own…

We’ve lost our ability to keep an open mind. We don’t acknowledge each other but instead look and talk past each other. With a little dialogue and consideration, we can move the country in a new direction by doing what’s necessary to demonstrate social understanding.

The first step is to listen to someone else. Show up knowing and believing that connection with someone else who needs an ear can make a difference and vise versa. Anyone that’s given such a gift will see the attributes and competencies that make you who you are. …

Parenting

I’ve been staying at home long before Covid-19 infected the nation.

In 2005, my wife and I married, and 5 years thereafter, our son was born. And since The Great Recession receded my real estate business faster than my hairline, we reviewed our finances and agreed that she’d be the one to work. The next thing I knew I was swapping business suits for sweat suits while being baptized by the fire that is childcare.

In the beginning, I couldn’t help but feel derailed into a role. In 2000, I earned an MBA from Northeastern University, moved to New York…