My wife and I sold our way-too-big-for-two-people-and-a-small-dog house in May and moved into an apartment in downtown Cincinnati. There are things I don’t love about living here. The apartment is kinda small. Our upstairs neighbor is loud sometimes. Motorcycles love …
Photo Spark 1-1: The Gift of the Margie
5 storytellers were given a daunting task—write a 250-word (or less) story explaining a random photograph. This is Photo Spark 1. This is story 1. This is Steve Fuller with “The Gift of the Margie.” For the first time, Margie knew exactly …
Sports Are Weird
I realized something recently: Sports are weird. Not playing sports. Playing sports is great (and an excellent source of exercise). Watching sports is weird. And rooting for a particular team is the weirderest. Think about it. All but one team …
Haiku Haiku
Your three little lines Communicating so much Now is our time, friend. Photo (Flickr CC) by Charles Stanford
12 Reasons I Love Cincinnati
It’s 2014. If you live in Cincinnati and still think the city is lame or boring, or that there’s nothing fun to do, the problem is you, not Cincinnati. Why do I love Cincinnati so much? Here are 12 reasons: 1. …
5 Simple Steps Sure to Spur Creativity
The enemy of creativity in 2014 is distraction. Growing up in the 80’s, I didn’t have the Internet or cable television. There weren’t 500 channels to distract me. No one was addicted to Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. As a kid, …
My American Dream
Tomorrow, I’ll celebrate the 4th of July. And like most Americans, I’ll celebrate not because I’m hyper-patriotic, but mostly because I like an excuse to miss work, spend time with family and friends, drink alcohol, and watch ‘splosions in the …
5 Reasons Why People Obsess Over Harry Potter
Okay, so I might be a few years late on this one (be sure to look for my follow-up post on why the Macarena is such a popular song), but I finished all seven Harry Potter books last year, and …
Dream Again
Some of you have probably already heard the story of Isaiah Austin. He played basketball at Baylor University and was expected to be chosen in last night’s NBA draft until he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome three days prior, a …
Anxiety
As a follow-up to Harmony’s amazing post yesterday, I thought I’d share some of my own struggles with anxiety. About five years ago, I started getting lightheaded once every few days. It felt like my brain would lose altitude for …