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The Difference a Day Makes

Yesterday’s Workday:

Today’s Workday:

I’m sure someone makes a pill for this.

It Ain’t for the Money

It’s amusing when people think I’m sitting on a secret fortune after they find out I do a little writing on the side. Or they think someone like Brian Keene or Tom Piccirilli are making money hand over fist because they’ve got several novels available. The reality is most writers don’t make a lot of [...]

Run For It!

What keeps me running?
As stupid as it sounds, it’s this guy:

I keep this Nike+ avatar on my screen saver and on my Facebook page. When I run, he’s happy. When I don’t, he gets bored and makes smartass comments while he plays paddle ball or video games. They’re subtle jabs, but man, I hate seeing [...]

Measures for Success

I found something that might interest the many, many people who made weight-loss resolutions for New Year.
Too many people focus on numbers on the bathroom scale to measure their success. We hear alleged ideal numbers thrown around all the time, but people rarely take into account their height and age. In fact, studies are showing [...]

Charge Up the Batteries

I should be writing right now.
Instead I’m talking to you people about motivation while I watch a UFC retrospective show, and I’m lamenting on how Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Prison Break are both on downhill slides due to chronic failures to address any form of reality.
Flawed product or not, at least those writers [...]