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It's the faces that I'll remember most.

Someday, when this strange, stressful time is just a memory, I’ll remember sitting at my computer in my home office, like I am right now....

A Freelancer’s Advice for the Newly Working-from-Home

My friend Trina’s workplace closed last Monday, and yesterday marked the start of her second week as a remote worker. She was doing okay,...

Workplace voodoo: when wrong, try apologizing

Saying you're sorry is not a sign of weakness. Instead, it shows strength of character--a quality you really need in the workplace.

You don’t have to be Jewish to love Yom Kippur

It’s Yom Kippur, people. How’s your Day of Atonement going? Standing the test of time, with roots reaching back centuries, atoning for...

George Harrison: Guitars Everywhere

I’m going through a George Harrison phase. Lately I’ve been binge-reading books and watching movies about his life, his spirituality, and...

Fixing Valentine's Day

It happens every day, to all of us. We say or do something we regret. We feel remorse. We know we should face our mistakes and try to fix...

Vendor-client relations: like a marriage?

This week I lost my best client. Ouch. The client represents a fair share of my annual revenue, and for two years they’ve raved about my...

The Sensuous Pencil

I remember the first time I encountered a Palomino Blackwing pencil. I went stupid with love. Someone had handed out pencils to members...

Have you invoked your Muse today?

If you’re going to write an epic poem, you have to begin with an invocation to the Muse. Homer, the first known Muse petitioner, was...

Five hackneyed expressions to purge from your vocabulary

Fall always makes me want to give away crappy old artifacts that have outlived their usefulness. No, not stuff from my closet—from my...