I have no aptitude for maps, directions and logistics. Ask me to sort out a complex storyline or convoluted economic theory…
Month: July 2015
Family Drama Done Right: Reviewing the Summer 2015 Release of “Let Me Explain You”
It's tough to find a good book about family. That seems kind of weird, since most everybody has been part of…
Volunteering Is Its Own Reward: But Free Coffee Certainly Helps
Okay, okay. I know there’s a lot of great stuff happening in Birmingham, and I’m excited about that. But as much…
Life Unfiltered: The Real Story Behind Perfect Instagram Posts
I keep seeing stories about how different our social media lives look from our real lives — how the filtered photos…
Should We Take a Sledgehammer to the Internet?
Yesterday, I spoke at Innovation Depot to a room full of entrepreneurs about blogging. I told them how to turn content…
Looking in the Mirror: How Minimalism & Localism Force Us to Be Honest with Ourselves
I’m not a minimalist. I like stuff. I like shopping (well, I like shopping for office supplies and books; I don’t…
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: Organizing for Overly Sentimental People
I went to a bunch of bookstores this spring on the book tour for The Localist, and I talked to a…
What’s Happening in Birmingham This Weekend?
What's going on in the Magic City this weekend? Not nearly as much talk of wizardly worlds and fairy kingdoms and…
Surprising Solutions to the Amazon Problem: How I Boycott Amazon and It’s Not That Hard
As was probably obvious from yesterday’s super-long anti-Amazon post, I’ve spent a decent amount of time researching Amazon and coming to…
It’s Amazon’s 20th Birthday! As Usual, I’m Being a Party Pooper
It’s Amazon’s 20th birthday today, and as usual, I’m being negative about them. (But hey, I’m wearing a party hat —…