Posts by dwallace:
21 Things I’ll Miss When I Die
1. My wife
2. My daughter
3. All my other family members
4. Hot dogs
5. Donuts
6. Medium rare steaks, seasoned perfectly
7. BBQ
8. Driving fast on back roads
9. Reading
10. Playing pool
11. Talking to people
12. Watching TV
13. Playing the guitar and ukulele
14. Writing
15. Using my brain
16. Ted Drews Frozen Custard
17. Traveling
18. Seeing friends
19. White Castle late at night
20. Chili in the winter time
21. Last but not least, being alive
R.I.P. Grandpa Gray, who passed the day after Christmas 2010.
Christmas Wrapping
Eating until you’re so full that you feel like you’re going to burst. Then running from house to house. Having fun conversations with family members you haven’t seen since the last holiday and regretting that fact that you never can get along with that certain one and probably never will. Opening one present on Christmas […]
7 Ways to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution
7. Name it—Write down exactly what you want to do. I want to lose 40 lbs. Or I want to run a marathon. 6. Give it a deadline—I want to lose 40 lbs. by July. Or I want to run a marathon in August. 5. Review it—Get a Post-it note and hang it some place […]
Things That Make You Go Hmmm
I’m a sucker for ads that make you think. http://chevronthinkswerestupid.org/gallery
Santa’s Little Helper
Last night my wife and I brought my 15-month old daughter to the mall to get her picture taken with Santa. My wife had been hounding me for over a week, so after putting off it as long as I could, I finally said, “We can go on Wednesday night.” Of course I didn’t know […]
Are You Lost?
“Every 1000 mile journey starts with the first step.” –Asian proverb The quote above has been used in more motivational books than anyone would care to remember, but it does ring true even today. Even with all the modern conveniences of today, a 1000 mile road trip is still going to be long. You have […]
Deliberate Practice and the 10000 Hour Rule
Do you think you’ve got enough talent to be considered great? Well if you have 10 years to practice then you can be great at what ever you want. What we think of as talent is basically a myth. Researchers say it takes at least 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become great at something. […]
All Marketers Are Liars
All marketers tell stories, not lies. Lies are too harsh of a word, but basically that’s what the stories are. Seth Godin, a top marketing guru, explains how any organization, from Porsche to Pat Roberts, has framed a story that a slice of the world community buys into in order to sell their products. These […]
How to Pick Up Chicks—The Machiavellian Way
Guys if you haven’t been able to get a girl in a while then you are obviously going about it the wrong way; and by that, I mean, you’re probably telling the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God. Although the Bible said, “The truth shall set you free,” that was […]
Jaya
Imagine the World’s smallest dwarf that’s in the Guinness Book of World’s Records, add an inch, and that’s how tall Jaya is. I know you shouldn’t make fun of people’s height, but I can’t help but to laugh when she’s on her tippy-toes trying to grab the car keys or a cell phone off the […]