The Main Street of America Pay tribute to the most famous roadway in the United States with these cool personal checks from Check Advantage! Route 66 originally ran from Chicago, Illinois all the way to Los Angeles, California. Countless dreamers would travel the scenic route carrying with them the hope of a better life out […]
April 23, 2011
Walking through the park with my young daughter, I noticed her watching the changing leaves drift to the ground. She knelt down and started examining each leaf individually. Finding her favorite colors and shapes, she stuffed them in her pockets to take home. I wished she could always look at the world with such a […]
April 23, 2011
Is there a creativity crisis in America? According to an online article from Newsweek, research shows that while we are becoming more intelligent with each generation, it seems that Americans are becoming less creative. That’s not a good sign. Creativity and intelligence may be correlated, but they are actually two very different traits. Long-term studies […]
April 22, 2011
(Written July 2009. Long before much more Favre drama would transpire) Being unemployed can have its benefits. Since I was just sitting around at my computer job searching, listening to Pandora, watching viral videos and whatever…I found out very quickly that my once childhood-hero who I now loathe has decided to stay retired this time. […]
March 22, 2011
Written for The Post-Crescent/Fox Cities Hub January 18, 2010 2010 marks 40 years since The Beatles announced their break-up to the world. The milestone comes along with last year’s resurgence of Beatlemania. Thanks to The Beatles: RockBand video game and the release of digitally remastered albums, new generations are discovering the Fab Four while longtime […]
March 22, 2011
Last October, my wife Ashley shoved a positive pregnancy test in my face and proceeded to jump in the shower. She left me standing there holding our then 11-month old son wondering how this could have happened…again…already! The truth is we were planning to try for kid No. 2 in about a year. I’ll spare […]
March 22, 2011
Having your business featured in the local media can feel like getting lucky at the roulette table. The wheel spins round and round and you just pray that tiny ball lands on your number so your story is one of the chosen few to receive coverage that day. It’s great because you’re basically getting free […]
April 23, 2011
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