Thursday, 8:37pm
Reno, NV
Coyotes in the distance, making sweet music to the snowfall…
Howdy,
How’re you doing with your 21-day habit change challenge?
I almost screwed up last night. Walked by the kitchen around midnight, and I swear the last box of crackers in there was calling my name.
Bastard carbohydrates.
First sign you’re gonna win is when you just […]

[Read More]

Sunday, 6:23pm
Reno, NV
The street’s become one big damn dirt-flavored slushie…
Howdy…
Hey — great job on the stories, guys (and gals).
I just grabbed a few, totally at random, for comment here:
Ian, one of the last to post, nailed it. As a dog lover, I laughed out loud about his short, vivid tale of the […]

[Read More]

Thursday, 5:34pm
Reno, NV
Okay, I’m tired of snow now…
Howdy…
Let’s go deeper into storytelling, what d’ya say?
And, if you’re still up for it, let’s do another exercise to get our chops honed to dangerous “street-wise salesmanship” levels.
But first… let’s do some triage on the previous posts.
I read every single comment that came in. And mostly, I […]

[Read More]

Monday, 4:41pm
Reno, NV
Overcast, cold and yet oh, so toasty here in my office…
Howdy…
Just a quick note here about how the stories are going.
Mostly, I’m very impressed. Those of you who kept to the 3 lines really worked at it, and that’s the idea. You learn to be concise, to stay on target, and […]

[Read More]

Sunday, 6:35pm
Reno, NV
Crispy clear evening, with a canopy of stars twinkling like lighters during a Neil Young encore…
Howdy,
I’m gonna ask you to write a little mini-script here in a minute. For your “inner” home movie.
You did know your life is a movie, right?
Okay, maybe you’re no DiCaprio or Clooney or Scarlett… or even Giametti… […]

[Read More]

Tuesday, 10:27 pm
Reno, NV
Howdy…
That was a great, healthy, raucous sharing of ideas to the question I posted Sunday. Essentially: What to do, when the act of creating a formal ad is too daunting, but you need to do something to create sales.
The Usual Suspects posted really good comments, and […]

[Read More]

Sunday, 6:09pm
Reno, NV
Howdy…
Here’s a question for you.
It’s something that — once you know the answer — you sorta want to smack yourself upside your head, cuz it’s so obvious.
However, it’s NOT so obvious until someone with experience reveals the answer to you. It’s simple, but most folks never “stumble” upon it on their own.
I […]

[Read More]

Thursday, 10:54pm
Reno, NV
Howdy…
I was gonna write this post last week, but I put it off and forgot about it.
Okay, that’s a bad joke.
But it could have been the truth. Humans have a lot of belligerent, wicked-clever demons lurking inside… and procrastination is one of the nastiest.
Often, during one of my ridiculously expensive […]

[Read More]