#FortWayne Focus: June
There are just too many things going on in my hometown these days. When I returned to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the summer of 1998 we had the opposite problem. Not that too many options is really a...
View ArticleFriday Randomness
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I would update my series on Advertising with WOWO Radio that I first shared in February. It’s coming, I assure you. However this month I have been writing articles...
View Article#FortWayne Focus: July
Summertime is overwhelming in Northeast Indiana. If you can’t find something to do, you are simply not looking. The Three Rivers Festival kicks off July 10th and there are plenty of other things too....
View Article6 down, 6 to go…
I wrote these words on Wednesday night, the first of July but saved them for the weekend. We have wrapped up 6 months of 2015 with less than 6 months until 2016 and all around me the world is changing....
View ArticleWhat to Expect if you Subscribe to this Website
I’ve noticed a lot of people taking interest in this ole website of mine recently. A few months ago kicked up the social sharing of the articles and there was some other traditional publicity too so I...
View ArticleA Message For Young Women (and Men)
I don’t think I’ve ever done this before. I am about to share a message that was being shared on Facebook on my own website. I’ve titled it: A Message For Young Women (and Men). I’m a Dad. My kids...
View Article#FortWayne Focus: September
One of my favorite events that happens in Fort Wayne each year is going on Sunday September 13th. Once again the Fort Wayne Convention and Visitors folks are inviting us to Be A Tourist In Your Own...
View Article14 years later
It’s September 11th again. 9-11-01 was the day that Baby Boomers like myself and my kids had our worlds changed by an act of war. We read in history books about World War 1 and 2; Korea; and Vietnam....
View ArticleBuild Your Foundation First
#TBT For Throw Back Thursday, I’m really stepping back in time, 10 years. In 2005, my wife and I were doing some outdoor home improvements which inspired the following which I wrote back then, from the...
View ArticleWhat Happens When You Say No
Random thoughts from the weekend about the 168 hours each of us have each week: I get invitations to all kinds of things that I could do. Sometimes it’s an event that sounds like fun, it might be...
View ArticleTwo Months Left
Welcome to the end of 2015. I know, we have two full months to go, but the key word is full. Life will be busy with end of year stuff and personal time off with holidays and what not. In a blink of an...
View ArticleHe Would Have Been 85 Today
My Dad passed away in 1998, the day after Mother’s Day. People commented at the funeral that he was young. He was 67 and it really didn’t strike me as young. But today would have been his 85th...
View ArticleThe Christian Battlefield
There is a video on social media that is calling out Starbucks for their choice of an all red cup for the season. I won’t link to it but you can do your own searching and come up with it. The guy in...
View ArticleThankfulness
No matter how much or how little you have, be thankful. You are not in a competition with others despite the multiple ways our world tells us we are. All you can do is to be your best you. Thankfulness...
View ArticleWOWO Penny Pitch 2015
It’s day 2 of the WOWO Radio Penny Pitch Radiothon. And it’s my birthday too. More on that in a second. Penny Pitch Inc. is a nonprofit, in connection with WOWO Radio, that raises funds for community...
View ArticleThe Incredible Invasion of Smartphones
I bought a couple of new phones the other day for my wife and myself. Maybe we shouldn’t be calling them phones anymore, but I’ll get to that in a second or two. Mobile phones have been around for a...
View ArticleTwas the week of Christmas
In case you are wondering why I haven’t posted much recently about advertising, WOWO, or other marketing stuff… Because I’ve been preparing for 2016. We just got new information from the rating...
View ArticleComfort Levels…Good or Bad?
There’s the saying that you should step out of your comfort zone and see what else is out there. There’s also another saying that once you have reached your destination, enjoy it. Both are appropriate...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Christmas Story?
It was 18 days ago, sitting in a coffee shop that I wrote this. Conversations surround me as I type. The Sunday regulars are here, talking about the Christmas parties they’ve already been to or ones...
View ArticleChristmas Day Reflections
In this digital age, I’m not surprised anymore that you might be reading this on Christmas day. I do recall a few years ago sitting in church and thinking how inappropriate that the guy sitting in the...
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