Bravery, ignorance, and stupidity are next door neighbors — My guy’s name was Key. I have an inkling about why they called him that, but I never did ask the 6-and-a-half-foot beast of a cocaine dealer where he got his name from. Key and I got along pretty well, despite our differences. …

Living the good life > “doing it right” — The entire left side of my body is glowing with white-hot pain. I can’t take a breath. I’m drowning in dry air. My left leg is mangled; my femur is shattered and the foot is hanging on by a thread. …

Prospect with your head, not your wallet — Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 9:40 A.M. Hey friend, It’s 77° and sunny. I’m relaxing on my back porch, enjoying the cool Florida morning and listening to the birds sing. And I started thinking of you… I’ve got a short one for you today. One about bad clients. Let me be…

My entire life’s focus was on one single thing… — The first thing I noticed when I woke up was the tube sticking out of my leg… It was the diameter of a pencil, and filled with blood. One end was inside my leg, and attached to the other end was something resembling a weird-looking hockey puck. It was a…

The only thing standing in your way is 10,000 hours — I’m sitting in a therapist’s office. I tell the lovely woman that I should be further ahead in life. I should have done this. I should… And every time she would say… “Don’t should on yourself, Kris.” That was over a decade ago, and to this day, I should on…

How to keep your cheeks about you when dealing with clients — My fellow Freelancer, I know it’s hard out here. You’re responsible for your next paycheck—scratch that— next meal. This relentless self-reliance can lead to some poor client decisions. You may not want to take on that client, but dammit, rent is due! Don’t worry. It’s not your fault! It’s the…

Clients have absolutely no idea what they want — Let’s start with a story… You’ve spent a lot of money on a car. It’s a nice one, nothing insanely fancy, but it’s more expensive and complicated than any car you’ve ever owned. And something’s not right. It doesn’t chooch like it should. The hang-dangler’s at the wrong angle. There’s…

Loretta got fed up and called the cops — Then he said to his friend… “Well, you know, shit happens.” I try not to listen to people’s conversations. I really do. But at this time, I was standing in a very long line at the gas station. And I was bored… The man continued… “Anyways, I went to Walmart…

You’re nobody ’til you’re somebody, and even then… — “Ain’t No Sunshine” wasn’t written by a superstar songwriting duo. It was written by a factory worker from a small coal-mining town… By a nobody who dreamed of bigger things. Bill bought a guitar and taught himself how to play. Then, he started writing songs. He shopped his creations around to different record labels—no luck. The one man who took…