‘Steal Like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon

3d-Steal-Like-an-Artist-NYTThis evening I was reading this small book, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon and my wife, Steph, asked me how I read through it so quickly.  I told her that it was good and had a lot of pictures.  She laughed, but then I showed her, it has a lot of pictures.

I am grateful for this book.  It was recommended to me awhile back from my buddy, James, who is a filmmaker.  Actually, he recommended it almost a year ago, but better late than never, right?  Anyways, I am grateful for this book because it reminded me of who I am.  Whether I like to admit it at times or not, I am a creative person. Continue reading

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My Secret Weapon


HootSuite: Social Media Dashboard
 It must appear that I’m on Social Media all the time.  So I figured it’d be a good time to let my secret out of the bag.  I’m not.  I do enjoy interacting on Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn mostly), but I don’t have time to spend a ton of time doing it.

You might be wondering, then how I have the time to update all of my accounts.  Here’s my secret… HootSuite.   Continue reading

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I Really Wanted to Lie

BrokenWreathA false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will perish. – Proverbs 19:9 ESV

My wife is very crafty.  She makes a lot of decorations around our home, and does a beautiful job.  She credits Pinterest for a lot of her ideas, but she alone is creative.

She made this great wreath for our front door that was cost effective and had interchangable flowers on it that she could change with the season.  I broke the wreath. Continue reading

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