Yep, there are reasons not to. There are lots and lots of other pressing problems in the world. There are plenty of things to compare it to, reasons that will keep you from sharing your blessings with those who have less. And yes, there are liars in the world, corrupt politicians, greedy businessmen, shady clergymen, drug [...]
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These seven words will be your best friends if you let them. They don’t look like friends, do they? They don’t look like the kind of statement that would come from a place of benevolence or wisdom. Sounds like something a crappy father would say, or the drunk Santa down at the Wiltshire Mall. Think harder, [...]
Continue reading...It was the BB gun that really sent me over the moon that year. A few years after that, it was the cd player. Then came the iPod, the next iPod, and finally the smaller iPod. I think Christmas is shrinking. It also seems to be hungrier. Everything we ask for brings us access. Kindles suck down [...]
Continue reading...What do we do once we are all fully connected? What then? The last few years have been a manic, oh-so manic push to hook our lives together electronically. All the Googles and the Facebooks and the Twitters are happily intertwining themselves into our day-to-day lives. We’re doing that thing again that we do. You [...]
Continue reading...Not sure we can have enough reminders that having everything means absolutely nothing, but this has to be considered one of the most poignant examples yet. Husband to a beautiful wife, father to beautiful children, and a secure place as one of the greatest golfers of all time. Not to mention, he earned $110 million [...]
Continue reading...Just before you burp, there’s this weird hiccup-inhale thing that happens. Hoop. Seems like the body’s way of preparing you for the little airburst that’s about to be released into the stratosphere. It’s a weird place, the pre-belch. It causes you to stop what you’re doing and wait. You realize you’re now at the mercy [...]
Continue reading...It’s that time again. Time to peek under the hood of this well-oiled machine and see how people are making connections. You may remember a couple months ago when I first started this delightful tradition. I must admit, there’s so much to be learned from what people type into that benign box on Google. There [...]
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Welcome to the home of author Charlie Pratt. Charlie has recently finished his first book, a memoir entitled Diary of an American Boy, and is currently working on the next.