A long time friend and classmate at Purdue University has been tinkering on a cool little project where he’s harnessing the power of sun and converting the energy to heat and electricity. He’s recently entered his project into the NASA Create the Future Contest. I’d love for you to have a look at the video he’s done [...]
Archive | June, 2012
The Date that Rocked My World
Personal ThoughtsJune 22, 1985. It is one of the two times in my life that I can honestly say that I had a spiritual moment. It was the day my father died. I had just turned 14 a month prior and I spent the previous 8 months or so watching my hero wither down to a [...]
Working It, a Little Luck, Patience, and Staying the Course
ADD ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder discipline Personal ThoughtsI recently wrote about the idea of “just knowing”. As in, if you have some kind of ailment, problem, or disorder the simple act of confirming that you have a problem can be enough to turn a corner. I’m a huge believer that most things are won or lost in your head. Athletes “choke” all [...]
Circumventing Limitations
ADD ADHD ADHD in Business Attention Deficit Disorder Personal ThoughtsDrat! I did it again. I pressed “Publish” before I even wrote anything. What a more appropriate topic to have this happen for? “Circumventing limitations”. Hugh MacLeod has hit a couple of home runs with posts in the past week. The one that seems to ring most true for me is the idea of circumventing [...]
“Do I have ADD”?
ADD ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder Personal ThoughtsRestlessness. If you’re not a restless person, this post likely won’t speak to you. Restlessness courses through me. I’m never satisfied; to a fault. I have a brain constantly looking for the next opportunity. Constantly wanting something new, and refreshing. Constantly finding something new and exciting before I have even finished the last new and [...]
Frayed Knot by Jon Winebrenner
Comic Strip Frayed KnotOnce upon a time, I was working hard to get my comic strip into the newspapers. I actually succeded for a short time. Frayed Knot was a comic strip that I created back in the late ’90s and was publishing online. I had signed a contract with a Los Angeles newspaper and was getting all [...]
Creative Confidence
ADD ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder Creativity Personal ThoughtsI look back to my childhood and I don’t know how or where I picked up my (over)confidence. I am sure a lot of it has to do with small, progressive successes that eventually reached a tipping point and started a snowball effect subsequently allowing for a deep seated believe that I am capable of [...]