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Yesterday I reread Steven Pressfield’s, The War of Art. It’s not a long book, so it didn’t take much time to get through. But oh my gosh! … do I wish I reread it sooner. Despite it being full of woo-woo sorts of concepts and him snatching bits from all sorts of religions and esoteric…
In a September mailbag episode, I mentioned about a cold email writing contract I’d applied for through Upwork. I said there was a bit more to say. So we’ll finish it up today… A quick recap: Although my prospect loved the writing test I submitted… He went with someone else who was physically closer to…
Did you know October 19 was International Freelancers Day? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. I did know. But I kinda forgot about. Shows how much it mattered. Doesn’t help that it’s all just a self-promotional affair for Fiverr. Their press release describes it as… “A day established by Fiverr to acknowledge the hard work…
My Chewbacca needs his head slammed A couple of years back for my birthday my girls got together and gave me Star Wars-themed presents. I haven’t yet been brave enough to wear my Darth Vader mask down to the local shops. But I did get out my home-made light-saber a few times. Until a bit…
Last night I dropped my girls at the P1Harmony concert in Auckland. Anticipation for it has been brewing for months in the Milham household. My wife now feels like she’s lost hearing in her left ear — a certain vocal daughter sitting beside her was rather excited. But I didn’t go. I’m just too cool.…
There’s some interesting experiences and questions that you lot are sharing. And I’m loving hearing from you. One reply that rolled in said: Good email, Chris. I’m just replying with 2 questions: 1. Did you ever hear back from this company about the job? 2. Did you ever get to talk pricing? — N. Quiry…
A headline from just a few days ago reads: “Microsoft’s AI research team mistakenly leaked 38TB of the company’s private data” 38TB? Go ahead: record over 2 years of continuous HD video. It’s that much! Or: cram 39,400 filing cabinets full of paper. It’s that much! Fair to say: Microsoft wins the prize for “whoops…
Who else loves elephants? 🙋♀️🙋♂️ From Dumbo to the glorious Kashin at Auckland Zoo, Elephants have always held a special place in my heart. They’re just supremely amazing creatures! Every day they eat from 250 to even as much as 500 or 600 pounds of food! Their mighty tusks can grow to be 200 or…
Phone rang. “Hello?” I answered. “Mate… can we come do the window sill repair for your bathroom today?” It was the builder. I’d wondered how long “we’ll fit you in soon” meant. “Uh… sure,” I said, surprised but relieved. “Good one! OK, be there in 5.” “OK. See you soon.” SOON! Crrr-ap! Our bathroom! ……
Some places on Earth exist in an almost perpetual winter.⛄ Take Oymyakon in Siberia. With an average temperature of -55°C (-67°F) in winter! But most places where humans like to live have at least a brief glimpse of a summer warm patch. Not so much if you were living in Europe in 1816. Imagine… You…