3 Things I Learned from the Facebook “Blackout”

“Blackout” sounds pretty intense for a less than 6 hour “outage” of social media. But that’s the term they’re giving what occurred on Monday, October 4th around noon time. We find out how much we rely on a thing when it’s abruptly removed from our grip. The sailor finds what it means to have an

“The Conundrum of Culture is We’ve Become Both Oversensitive & Yet Desensitized.”

Check this out. If immersing oneself in “self” was the cure to all our calamity, then our generation would easily be the most mentally, emotionally, and spiritually sound generation. If serving “self,” making “oneself” most important in one’s own life, and living by one’s feelings could do it, we’d have been cured long ago. Yet

On the Scale of One to Cringe-Worthy, Which are Worse: T.V. or Radio Ads?

For me it’s radio ads. All the way. I heard the kicker on the radio today. An ad for little bites. I’m fine with mini muffins but you’ve taken it too far this time Entemann. The problem isn’t Entemann’s or the dude’s brand of muffins. Entemann is my boy when it comes to whipping up

The Upside to ‘Feeling Down’: 4 Reasons to View “Loneliness” Positively

The L Word It ain’t “love” this time. It’s the other one. The one most people would cringe at and avoid thinking or talking about: “Loneliness.” And here’s what I mean when I say it: The weight of feeling ‘without’. To many people in society it’s not uncommon to experience loneliness on some level, whether