Episodes

Dear Hannah, I hope I have focused on "doing too much" the way I intended. In conclusion, I don't like to hear that phrase. I do keep it in mind, though, to help stay on course. I have not achieved my potential, but I have hit my stride. Because half my story has never been told ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, Writing is organized thought. Speaking is organized noise. They are inextricably linked. Sometimes written words can say what the voice cannot ... depending on who is listening (or not). Sometimes the voice can say what written words cannot ... depending on who is reading (or not). So both are arrows in the quiver that I deliver as truthgiver ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, Writing is organized thought. Speaking is organized noise. They are inextricably linked. Sometimes written words can say what the voice cannot ... depending on who is listening (or not). Sometimes the voice can say what written words cannot ... depending on who is reading (or not). So both are arrows in the quiver that I deliver as truthgiver ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, Writing is organized thought. Speaking is organized noise. They are inextricably linked. Sometimes written words can say what the voice cannot ... depending on who is listening (or not). Sometimes the voice can say what written words cannot ... depending on who is reading (or not). So both are arrows in the quiver that I deliver as truthgiver ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I have now hit my stride as a content creator. I am in my “renaissance”. This renaissance has been fueled by the creative environment I built and now maintain. In the last 3 years (2016-2018), I have now written, recorded, produced, and published ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I have now hit my stride as a content creator. I am in my “renaissance”. This renaissance has been fueled by the creative environment I built and now maintain. In the last 3 years (2016-2018), I have now written, recorded, produced, and published ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I have now hit my stride as a content creator. I am in my “renaissance”. This renaissance has been fueled by the creative environment I built and now maintain. In the last 3 years (2016-2018), I have now written, recorded, produced, and published ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I bought a house in 2009, and started to "grow up" (at the age of 40). No more labs and warehouses in my apartment ... at least no permanent ones. No space to store 60 desktop PCs. Only a small office that I now wanted to look like an office (most of the time). It had a double-door closet, and room for 2 small bookshelves and a big desk. I knew I could make it work, though, if I made my main *computer* and closet into the new lab and the warehouse ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I bought a house in 2009, and started to "grow up" (at the age of 40). No more labs and warehouses in my apartment ... at least no permanent ones. No space to store 60 desktop PCs. Only a small office that I now wanted to look like an office (most of the time). It had a double-door closet, and room for 2 small bookshelves and a big desk. I knew I could make it work, though, if I made my main *computer* and closet into the new lab and the warehouse ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I bought a house in 2009, and started to "grow up" (at the age of 40). No more labs and warehouses in my apartment ... at least no permanent ones. No space to store 60 desktop PCs. Only a small office that I now wanted to look like an office (most of the time). It had a double-door closet, and room for 2 small bookshelves and a big desk. I knew I could make it work, though, if I made my main *computer* and closet into the new lab and the warehouse ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, The year after I graduated high school (1988), I returned home and went to an auction sponsored by my old school district. They were auctioning old band instruments and instrument cases. I walked in to see my old high school assistant principal asking for bids on a baritone saxophone. No one was bidding. He turned and saw me, knew that I had been on the marching band, and asked me if I would bid $1. I said "yes" ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, The year after I graduated high school (1988), I returned home and went to an auction sponsored by my old school district. They were auctioning old band instruments and instrument cases. I walked in to see my old high school assistant principal asking for bids on a baritone saxophone. No one was bidding. He turned and saw me, knew that I had been on the marching band, and asked me if I would bid $1. I said "yes" ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, The year after I graduated high school (1988), I returned home and went to an auction sponsored by my old school district. They were auctioning old band instruments and instrument cases. I walked in to see my old high school assistant principal asking for bids on a baritone saxophone. No one was bidding. He turned and saw me, knew that I had been on the marching band, and asked me if I would bid $1. I said "yes" ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I had a dream. I wanted to make movies like Spike Lee ... without appearing in them. I wanted to make music like Quincy Jones ... produce albums with my name on them (but not using my voice). I wanted to take pictures like Gordon Parks - for Web sites and CD / DVD slideshows, not magazines ... because I was not big on printing photos (too much ink). I wanted to make a Black Yahoo! (powered by Black Google) to catalog the African Internet experience. Believe it or not - I did e...

Dear Hannah, I had a dream. I wanted to make movies like Spike Lee ... without appearing in them. I wanted to make music like Quincy Jones ... produce albums with my name on them (but not using my voice). I wanted to take pictures like Gordon Parks - for Web sites and CD / DVD slideshows, not magazines ... because I was not big on printing photos (too much ink). I wanted to make a Black Yahoo! (powered by Black Google) to catalog the African Internet experience. Believe it or not - I did e...

Dear Hannah, I had a dream. I wanted to make movies like Spike Lee ... without appearing in them. I wanted to make music like Quincy Jones ... produce albums with my name on them (but not using my voice). I wanted to take pictures like Gordon Parks - for Web sites and CD / DVD slideshows, not magazines ... because I was not big on printing photos (too much ink). I wanted to make a Black Yahoo! (powered by Black Google) to catalog the African Internet experience. Believe it or not - I did e...

Dear Hannah, Let's get this out of the way first. It is correct and proper to say "the data show us". It sounds awkward, though. It is more useful (and less awkward) to say "the data shows". See what I did there? I illustrated the biggest problem I discovered during my introduction to the world of "big data". I saw data used to engage in shallow, silly arguments about who and what is "correct" ... when there are far more useful, simpler pursuits to engage. So, I have stopped using the wo...

Dear Hannah, Let's get this out of the way first. It is correct and proper to say "the data show us". It sounds awkward, though. It is more useful (and less awkward) to say "the data shows". See what I did there? I illustrated the biggest problem I discovered during my introduction to the world of "big data". I saw data used to engage in shallow, silly arguments about who and what is "correct" ... when there are far more useful, simpler pursuits to engage. So, I have stopped using the wo...

Dear Hannah, Let's get this out of the way first. It is correct and proper to say "the data show us". It sounds awkward, though. It is more useful (and less awkward) to say "the data shows". See what I did there? I illustrated the biggest problem I discovered during my introduction to the world of "big data". I saw data used to engage in shallow, silly arguments about who and what is "correct" ... when there are far more useful, simpler pursuits to engage. So, I have stopped using the wo...

Dear Hannah, I have bought and sold my favorite things (textbooks, calculators, athletic apparel, laptops, tablets, and cameras) on eBay since 1998. Several years ago, I created an analytic algorithm to help me identify items that I could buy low and sell high. It works ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I have bought and sold my favorite things (textbooks, calculators, athletic apparel, laptops, tablets, and cameras) on eBay since 1998. Several years ago, I created an analytic algorithm to help me identify items that I could buy low and sell high. It works ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I have bought and sold my favorite things (textbooks, calculators, athletic apparel, laptops, tablets, and cameras) on eBay since 1998. Several years ago, I created an analytic algorithm to help me identify items that I could buy low and sell high. It works ... Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, The computer is my ultimate weapon. It facilitates all of my consulting prowess. It allows me to vertically integrate and manage my operation - as a solo artist. It is my employee, warehouse, heavy lifting machinery, and consultant. I am good at repairing and maintaining them, and better than average at using them. This combo of complementary skills is valuable. I have made good money repairing and maintaining computers. I have made even more money providing IT solutions to ...

Dear Hannah, The computer is my ultimate weapon. It facilitates all of my consulting prowess. It allows me to vertically integrate and manage my operation - as a solo artist. It is my employee, warehouse, heavy lifting machinery, and consultant. I am good at repairing and maintaining them, and better than average at using them. This combo of complementary skills is valuable. I have made good money repairing and maintaining computers. I have made even more money providing IT solutions to ...