It was a rude shock to realize today that I’m still addicted. The things spam can do.
Some people call those emails “The Pottery Barn specials,” or “The Container Store bargains”. I call them “Container Porn.” I thought I’d managed to unsubscribe from them, but one snuck through the spam filter today and triggered my container addiction. As part of my 12-step program I readily admit I am powerless over containers. Seriously. If time, space and money allowed, I’d be swimming in boxes, crates, and matching file folders.
In a past …

I just got back from St. Petersburg, Florida from the Poynter Institute’s seminar on “Becoming an Entrepreneurial Journalist.” It was an intense, week-long course on how-to-write a business plan, how to start a business, social media, and all the things you need to know to, well - to start a business. I met 18 of the most fascinating and talented journalists in the country - each with their own business dreams and plans. I can’t tell you what their business plans are, but I can tell you about the journalist…or …

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The question I get most from people, other than - “What should I do with my life?” is, “Aren’t you afraid?” I thought about it and the two really are more related than you’d think at first glance. Of course I’m afraid. We all are. That’s how we’re designed. Fear keeps us alive. Without fear how would we be able to associate love, abandonment and being turned out of our tribe …

This is a first for me. I’m part of a workshop called the “World Changing Writing Workshop.” Two very impressive people I’ve known from Seth Godin’s social network “Triiibes.com” have put this together and included me as one of their speakers. I talk about how to write about “Hot button Issues,” the hot button in my case being homelessness. I join an amazing list of writers who also give tips and info on writing that changes the world. People like Chris Guillebeau, Jonathan Fields, Danielle LaPorte, Colleen Wainwright, Jennifer Louden …