I am sitting on the plan tonight listening to some old Stevie Wonder. “Higher Ground” just came on and there is something about that funky beat that is getting me ready to head to some lower ground at the end of the month.
I seem to recall that Stevie is going to be at Jazz Fest […]
Category Archives: Personal
It’s No Wonder
Making a Major Life Change
Today is my last day as a full-time employee for The Janis Group. I am still going to be working with/for them, but it will now be on per-contract basis. For the past few months I have been trying to figure out how to transition into being a full-time entrepreneur. Statzen has not yet gotten […]
Jazz Fest Bound
The New Orleans Jazz Fest is the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May each year. I haven’t been since Katrina and it is time to go back. My first Jazz Fest was when I was 5 or 6 years old. I figure that is a perfect time to […]
Why I Voted for Barack Obama
Let me share a little about my political background. During the 2000 presidential primaries I had a front row seat for the action. I was living in New Hampshire working on youth voting issues and saw every major candidate (and some minor ones too). I was surrounded by optimistic and idealistic young people. We wanted […]
Defining “The best shape of my life”
I have gone running twice so far in 2008. That means I have spent as much time exercising in 2008 as I did in all of 2007. By the end of the week I hope to have at least doubled it. I know my exercise habits are pathetic; maybe by blogging about it I will […]
Needed Elsewhere
It is Friday evening. I am writing this while on a flight from Washington, DC to Nashville. I am wondering if this will be my last flight for a long time.
Recently I decided that what I am doing is not worth it. I am needed elsewhere. Actually, I have been “elsewhere”; I am needed at […]


