Feb 12, 2021What’s the job of a writer?If I want to become a writer, I should at least be able to define what a writer is, right? Is a writer somebody who churns out articles for their editor in a never-ending scramble to keep the bills paid? Is writing a calling? Is a writer somebody who simply…Writing2 min read
Feb 7, 2021On July 4th, 2004 I was 19 years old and hopelessly lost.On July 4th, 2004 I was 19 years old and hopelessly lost. I was on my way from Texas Tech University to Dallas, to a party for the 4th. I never made it to the party. …Cats3 min read
Feb 6, 2021You’re All Wrong About Baby StepsBaby steps are culturally minimized and regularly denigrated as the smallest, least-significant action taken on a given path. For example, “Oh at least he has a job at a convenience store working fifteen hours a week. Something’s better than nothing.” That’s toxic bullshit antithetical to our exponentially-accelerating technological society. …Baby2 min read
May 5, 2020I crashed my car to save a kitten…On July 4th, 2004 I was 19 years old and lost in Dallas, Texas on my way to a party for the 4th. I never made it to the party. This being long before the iPhone and widespread GPS directions, so I decided to pull into a gas station to…Cats3 min read
Nov 12, 2019How For-profit Solves Problems of a Non-profit Social EnterpriseI recently read an article written by a professor of sociology at BYU, Curtis Child. In it Professor Child casts a dark shadow on social enterprises, painting them as disabled enterprises that depend extensively on other organizations aka “nonprofits” for support. Hogwash! Professor Child claims that social enterprises “borrow” the…Social Enterprise5 min read
