My approach to life planning has long been to choose outrageously-huge goals which, when pursued, would create hundreds of challenging and interesting sub-goals, most of which would be enjoyable and satisfying on their own. That way, whether or not I become president or start a band or become a famous author and filmmaker and actor […]
The Not-So-Simple Life column
The Not-So-Simple Life: Upping the Ante
Let’s get one thing right out of the way: I don’t own anything fancy or nice. I’m not saying I don’t have anything of value–I’m currently basking in the glow of five computer monitors, for example, and I have more books than I know what to do with. I could list a lot of things […]
The Not-So-Simple Life: Wanted – Someone to Help Me Pile More On
I hired an assistant recently. Though when you’re talking about me, “assistant” doesn’t quite cover the reality of it. The actual job title is “Super-Assistant/Web Apprentice”, and here’s just a taste of the nearly-600-word ad I wrote for it: “I am a freelance writer/editor/web site guy/social entrepreneur/activist who is also a burgeoning filmmaker/author/musician and more… […]
The Not-So-Simple Life: Rhymes with “Mess”
As I write this, I’m swooning in my seat, practically feigning consciousness. I’m happy, I think, but I’m also blown out like a wind-whipped umbrella (and just about as useful). Is it love, you wonder? Has yon Lance been prick’d by Cupid’s thorny arrow, and nary a month too early (because surely ye know the […]
(Introducing…) The Not-So-Simple Life
Packrat. Cluttered. Messy. Multi-tasking. Overwhelming. (Too) intense. Crazy. Funny. Handsome. Awesome. I’ve been called a lot of things in my life, but I don’t think I’ve ever been called “simple”. As recently as 2006, I could have been a good candidate for one of those news stories about “hoarders”, whose lives have been taken over […]