I’ve penned with, to those who know me, alarming regularity about how I have become aged well beyond my years due to my career as a freelancer. That reads far too noble on first glance, as in reality I mean my prior statement not in reference to any deg

(Music in this episode provided by the marvelous talent, Allen Masterton.) I feel it’s of utmost necessity to prelude this particular tale with due and proper forward. I am a married man. My wife is a sharp-featured beauty who’s tiny sprite-like exist

You know the classic question, “What superpower would you have?” – or more precisely, “If you had to choose between the ability to fly, or the ability to be invisible, which one would you choose?” I think I finally have my answer. I’d want

To make an opening statement both thought provoking and profound, I’m often required to fight the urge to use a quotation by someone who’s words can slice to the quick better than mine, like Mark Twain or Bronson Pinchot. In this case, I shall use som

A word of warning for you, my friends. I am feeling quite abstract today. It grips your brain tightly and squeezes, the wander lust of your newly chosen career dripping sweetly into your stomach as you reconsider certain decisions. Should I have quit my

In an effort to quell the combined angst I can almost smell emanating from the skulls of the five or six of you loyal fans who continually update your feeds and check the website for new material, I decided I should create a new chaptisode and illuminate

It’s hard to keep your hat on when standing on a maverick Cushman riding lawn mower traveling downhill at around 45 miles per hour – but I think the mixture of sweat, fear, and the impending come-to-Jesus moment I was about to have provided the glue a

You’ve made it. You’ve just hired employee number 30 in your mega, super, fantastical design agency, and things are definitely looking up. You just landed another six figure client, your spouse is happy you’ve stopped leaving your toenail clippings

The more and more I write, the more and more I come to the realization that not only do I need writing classes, I also need to stop eating mayonnaise off of the floor. Also, I realize just how much my work environment impacts the work I do and subsequent

Do you have an online portfolio? I mean, a website with a collection of images that shows your past design talent and maybe compromising photo of yourself at a drag party? Yeah, that one. Then tell me something – why on earth would you provide a design