Lost in the wake of evolving business models, emerging tech, and consumer behaviors is the intimacy of a local bookstore. With that loss comes a disconnection from local authors who would do book signings, readings, presentations, and more. This hurts authors...
I recently sat on the outside patio of the Auburn, Indiana Starbucks, pondering historical legacy in the context of community. Many years ago, as a teenager, this very spot might have been where I experienced the first garlicy joys of Fazoli's breadsticks. Before...
Have you noticed I don’t post on my blog at 1Glories all that often any longer? Here’s why: it became a distraction. If you’ve ever blogged and tried to do so, you know that chasing visits, clicks, optimizing for search and such is exhausting! The blogger has to have...
Baseball had just lost one of its greatest personalities with the passing of Yogi Berra when I originally wrote this post in 2015. In addition to being a great player, manager, and war veteran, Berra was well-known for his Yogi-isms. Upon first hearing many, they...
Lost in the demands to “keep Christ in Christmas” and the requests to “remember the reason for the season” is a broader purpose: hope for a messed up world. You see, the Old Testament ends with a prophesy through Malachi. He was one of several prophets who tried...
As we approach Christmas and the 2021 year-end, I’m reflecting upon what was and what may be. Actually, I’ve spent the last 20-ish months thinking about who and what I want to be when I grow up. A mid-life crisis sparked by covid, perhaps. I don’t know. But definitely...
When I was seventeen and set a life goal of publishing a book, I never could have predicted the world of ebooks, and Kindle. Never thought I would self-publish a book that could be digitally sent to a mini-computer that people held in the palms of their hands (that...
I am very excited to share that my new book, FoodThrifting: Feast Well. Spend Less. Save More. is now available for purchase in paperback and Kindle formats at Amazon.com. This book is literally years in the making. In fact. It's a lifetime in the making, as the...