This post goes out to all the Neil Young/Fresh Prince fans out there.

Well – Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young, that is.  But it’s a cool cover nonetheless! And maybe one day?

(From Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)

"Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is." - Yoda

I was trying to think of a blog post topic that would give me a good excuse to share this photo of little Jazz (my nephew).

It occurred to me that whenever I find something that puts a smile on my face, I like to include it here, so I can share the smile with you.

Well, looking at this picture, I can’t help but smile ear-to-ear. I hope it puts a grin on your face too!

(I think that’s as good enough of an excuse for a blog post as any – don’t you?)

Happy belated Halloween!  May the force be with you!!

 

photo credit: Marty Desilets

Included with my daily WordPress blog stats is a list of terms people used to find my blog.  

If I was more focused on SEO, my fascination with these terms might have a more strategic focus.  Instead, I love looking to see the random ways people happen upon my corner of the world wide web.

Looking at the terms, I can usually tell which of my posts the person ended up visiting.  Many times, the connection is so abstract, I can’t help but wonder what their reaction is when they find themselves here.

Granted, I’m sure there’s a lesson in this for me on how to better tag my posts and leverage key words for more accurate search results.  But for now, I’m looking at the terms solely for purposes of my own amusement.  

I’ve decided to use this post to capture some of my favorites. read more

I know it’s almost Election Day and there’s so many topics I could be writing about. Even, should be writing about, perhaps?

And I actually have some topics I’ve started writing about.  Thoughts on social media and you (yes, you).

Candidly, while I hope those topics are ones you’ll find informative and interesting, if I write those instead of what I’ve decided to write, it’s because I’m being strategic about my blog.  Because I’m playing it safe.

It would not be fearless.

So those will wait.   Tonight, before I click “publish”, I’ll take a deep breath.  I’ll second guess myself.  I’ll wonder if this maybe would have been more appropriately shared in an email instead.

If you’re reading this, then tonight I decided to stay committed to being fearless.

Tonight I free fall.

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I’m going to break the rules.

Just another rebel.

Don’t get me wrong – I believe that rules are made to be broken.  I’m just also of the school of thought that one should learn, understand, and possibly master the rules before going ahead and breaking them. read more