• Should’ve stuck to monkey apples

    Tim’s yelling and screaming and clutching his face. And I’m like “Oh, crap… I’ve taken out his eye.” We gathered around anxiously. While Paul races off to look for a first aid kit. Man… If our parents find out about… Read more…

  • De-Microsofted Bliss

    24-hours ago I was in the clutches of one of the big tech behemoths: Microsoft. Now? I’m just about free. Cancelled my Microsoft 365 subscription. And soon will be waving bye-bye to Windows 10 on my main computer. A couple… Read more…

  • Why I trashed a 123 year old book

    Yes, I did it… as much as the voice inside me shouted: SACRILEGE! Words that were printed almost 3 lifetimes of mine ago… tossed out with the weekly trash. For years I’ve had my own “no book should every be… Read more…

  • Messy mind games

    I’m currently surrounded by piles and piles of mess. Well… mess is what it looks like to the casual observer. I normally like to have things super-tidy on my desk because I find less clutter means less distractions. But even… Read more…

  • Something spooky this way comes

    $12.2 Billion! That’s the amount the National Retail Federation predicts Halloween spending in the United States will reach this year! Absolutely smashing the pre-covid records. From pumpkin carving to costume parties… it’s kinda baked into the American DNA. Dollars to… Read more…

  • That dreaded conversation

    On the scale of fun things to do when working with clients… Talking pricing has to be dead last. Some of us are super-comfortable with this… and it’s a walk in the park. But I’d say that for most… it… Read more…

  • Sunday Q&A… Upwork, videos, proposals

    Diving into the mailbag this week looking for questions and… Found one! 📧 Although it’s mainly about Upwork… there’s a suggestion I’ve included below for a site to check out if you want to up your proposal-writing game. Hey Chris,… Read more…

  • Oops!

    What better way to learn about something than royally screwing it up? I don’t actually advocate going out of your way to make mistakes on purpose. But they ARE a good teacher. Particularly when you’ve made a giant “whoopsie”. Like… Read more…

  • This Really Zucks

    Two days ago I posted a short message in a private Facebook group. And Facebook “kindly” told me it was spam so… GET LOST! Now I can understand there being some level of “help” from Facebook if this is a… Read more…

  • Chris No Mates

    I waited… and I waited… and I waited. Felt a bit of a “Chris no mates” for 20 minutes. Suddenly: “Surprise Chris!” “Wh-what? Who’s there?” I said as I peered at my screen. But I only saw myself staring back… Read more…