Archive for June, 2007
Don’t Forget Your Wife
This morning as I woke up, in the usual way I cuddled our 5 week old daughter Julianna for little while as she awakened. I kept playing with her and saying over and over: “Are you Daddy’s best girl? Are you Daddy’s best girl?” Of course I had no idea this was [...]
Riley Central Recommends 41 Wordpress Plugins
When I first started toying with Wordpress plugins back in November of 2006, a list like this would have been gold to me! There were so many that didn’t work right or didn’t work well enough, or didn’t fit my blog. I learned these 41 through hard trial and error. In fact, a [...]
8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was in College
Since Matt tagged me with a morph of my original meme, I figure I’d answer the tag with a morph once more ;)
8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was In College.You don’t have to reinvent the wheel to do great things at work.
Be a listener or you will be disliked.
Slow, measured actions [...]Unfreezing Walt Disney
Looking at the life of Walt Disney has two polar effects on me: On one hand, I am inspired by his greatness. He came from humble beginnings and rose to amazing heights with no special help or financial benefactor. On the other hand, I feel frustrated at my age to not have [...]
Amazing Visions – Inspiring People and Things
Imagine an idea so powerful that it produced billions of dollars every year, gave millions of people happiness every day, and became a culture unto itself? If you can’t imagine it, I’ll help you out: Disneyland.
Now imagine a movie that broke all rules and conventions which grossed more than any movie before or since [...]Blog Writing: Look Be4 You Leap
I read a great post recently over at BobBuskirk.com. He was listing the items he focuses on in blog composition and then inviting readers to share what it is they find helpful.
I liked his ideas a lot and added my 2 cents through a comment:
In my view, effective blog authorship concerns itself with 3 [...]5 Things a Kid Appreciates in a Dad
My Dad is the best. I know everyone says that, but I really mean it. He’s the “old block” Riley off which I was chipped. On this Father’s Day, I want to share 5 major things a kid appreciates in a dad:
1. He’s patient: This is the biggest and most all-encompassing one. [...]The Day Before Yesterday
What’s funny about tomorrow is that the day after tomorrow it will be the day before yesterday.
Isn’t time strange? One day you’re on your back in a dough-boy pool in your Superman trunks and the next day you’re signing for more life insurance in case you croak.
Sorry to be blunt, but I have a [...]3 Decades and 8 Years
I know I’ve already blogged about turning 38, but here’s one final thought about it on how thankful I am for my life and my family.
I was never concerned with making a million dollars. My longing through my twenties was always to have a family. As it turned out, I didn’t get my [...]Making a List to Save Ones Sanity
Personal productivity is one of my favorite things to read about. When I thought of this topic, I figured: well, its not all that clever, but maybe there are some people out there that want to hear a good rant about it so: PEEPS OF THE PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY TIP UNITE! This one’s [...]
