He loved her. He loved everything about her. He loved her pink tutu. He loved the tiny little ballet shoes, the auburn hair cut just above her shoulder. And she loved him. I could tell by the way she clung to his leg as they stood in line.
“I don’t feel good daddy.” He put one hand on her head and looked down in concern before stooping to hug her.
“Okay,” he said, smoothing her hair back with one hand and feeling for a temperature. He kissed her forehead. “We won’t be …

Man mistakes urinal and urinal cake for sink and soap
If you’re going to make a mistake, don’t make it on video. I have to wonder why he never stopped to look for the faucets. I admit I felt sorry for him – mostly because now his face will become famous and he’ll be known as the guy who washed his hands in a urinal.
So why is this worthy of a post? Because of the power of visuals. We are so conditioned to visual cues – ie. a trough and “cakes” …

I don’t support many causes and the ones I do think are worth supporting are truly universal. Emily Fitchpatrick’s is one of those causes. I met Emily online shortly after she left Billy Graham’s ministry to start her own – rescuing children from the sex trade all over the world. She was looking for a freelance graphics person. I was looking for work. And we found each other on elance.com. I learned a lot from Emily. It was humbling and sobering and shocking.
I learned that the average age of a …

Having come from an abusive background I spent most of my life not recognizing unsafe people. I don’t mean the ones who will rob, beat, steal and rape you – but the ones who say they’re your friend, then betray, use or abandon you. They’re generally charming, funny, intelligent or have some great first glance personality gold going for them. Then you need them, or trust them or interact with them and they disappear, withdraw or leave. You know the ones. We’ve ALL encountered them. Some of them have been …