“It didn’t matter whether you had a story to tell or just wanted to sit back and listen to somebody else’s tale of wonder and woe over a shot of bad whiskey: Summer Camp Lounge was the place to go for stories. “Summer Camp” was a story in itself…
I just flew into Dallas Fort Worth, and can honestly say “And boy, are my arms tired.” Because I, you know, flew into Dallas Fort Worth. As mighty and powerful […]
Remember that time when you were a kid, and your parents got tired of saying “no” to your constant whining for more ice cream/cake/Pop Rocks/whatever? And they said “Go ahead,” and you did, and you had the most crazy awesome sugar rush on the planet that was the Best Thing In The World until suddenly it wasn’t anymore? That, I think, best captures the feeling I’m coming away with in the wake of my second EG Conference…
“The funny thing was that her real name wasn’t even Kate. I was trying to recall how it all fit together, but I think Kate turned out to have been the name of her daughter. I remembered the look on the officer’s face when he showed me the picture and I called her Kate; made me shudder a little….”
It’s impossible to stare out at the foothills of the Rockies and not be struck by the impression of the Front Range as an enormous paper shredder that tears the sky […]
To be fair, there are things worse than getting your wife’s name wrong. One of them is getting her name wrong on an airline ticket. Another is only discovering this […]
Sooner or later, parenthood brings appreciation of what we’ve learned to call the “values clarification opportunity.” It follows a somewhat standard script: You will explain your carefully-thought-out rules to your […]
“Honestly, there’s no point in arguing who was responsible for the Abraham do-over. There was a lot going on then and frankly, I don’t think there’s anything to be gained […]
I’m only so much of a people person, and being out on tour requires you to be a people person’s people person. Every minute you’re not flying, you’re face to […]
We’re 1500 feet over the Gulf Islands, westbound with Biloxi off my right wing. Until yesterday, I had no idea where Biloxi was. And until this morning, I had no […]
David Pablo Cohn 