by Slade | Jan 22, 2019 | Kicks in the Ass
Listen, the world needs whatever it is your working on. That book you’re writing deserves to be read. The painting you’re putting off belongs on someone’s wall. We’re ready for your business to open its doors. Your coffee shop. Your bakery. Your Japanese/Cajun tapas...
by Slade | Dec 26, 2018 | Kicks in the Ass
I’m a bit of a nerd. We’ve covered that, right? Among a pile of distractions that I’m not super proud of, I have a thing for this History Channel show called Forged in Fire. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a competition reality show, and each week a different cast of...
by Slade | Nov 13, 2018 | Comedy, Kicks in the Ass, Travel
I don’t remember who said it, but it has stuck with me long enough that I should probably credit them. The gist is this though: To live an extraordinary life, you have to be willing to give up some of the things that come with an ordinary one. In the last two weeks,...
by Slade | Oct 28, 2018 | Kicks in the Ass
I don’t know how many times I’ve begun this post and deleted it in the past few days. My fingers keep typing justifications. I want to explain the hows and whys. The bottom line though, is that I’ve taken some professional and personal lumps the last few months....
by Slade | Jul 24, 2018 | Kicks in the Ass
There are usually only two types of conversations that happen after I get off stage. Most people just give you a typical, “Good show” as they pass. You shake hands, sell a few books, and let that human stream trickle onward. Usually when there are stragglers, they’ve...
by Slade | Jun 21, 2018 | Current Events, Kicks in the Ass
People believe different things. They believe those things because they are selfish. It’s okay, you are too. We all are, in basically every decision we make. And we disagree because we want different things. There are people fighting to gain what should be basic...
by Slade | May 22, 2018 | Kicks in the Ass
I watch a lot of documentaries, mainly of the wildlife variety. They help me keep things in perspective sometimes, and jerk my leash a little when I think I’m having a bad day. It especially helps on the days when I’m lying to myself about how I did “everything I...
by Slade | May 8, 2018 | Kicks in the Ass, Travel
It was a touristy area, which was neither my style nor hers. Still, we dug our toes into the sand and picked at lobster as the dark waves of Tamarindo Bay broke under the stars. Behind us an obnoxious woman ignored her dinner and instead prattled on about the politics...
by Slade | May 1, 2018 | Kicks in the Ass
It was the year 1519, give or take. I’m not a history professor. Hernan Cortés was tapped by Diego Velázquez, Governor of Cuba, to lead an expedition into the interior of Mexico. You may or may not know the story. At some point before the launch, Velázquez got...
by Slade | Feb 13, 2018 | Current Events, Kicks in the Ass
As we move in to an age of increasingly more connectedness, our personal space becomes much more sacred. I have an abundance of digital “help,” from the smart security cameras at my house to my Google Home to my Hue lights to all of the various apps I use on a daily...
