my turn: on apprentice fan culture.

Part of the bargain of being on TV is being out there for “public consumption.” And consume the public does. It’s a trip digesting everything directed your way: the public’s judgment, leaps of logic, mocking, and even undue praise. Whereas once confined to living…

The Apprentice: my favorite memory.

What was my favorite memory from The Apprentice? There were actually quite a few moments where I caught myself thinking: Is this really happening? I was just asked this question on a radio interview a few weeks ago. Once I spoke the answer, I knew that it wasn’t just…

this isn’t that hard.

It’s raining in Cincinnati, and after spending all day in a spreadsheet, I’m kind of cranky. So this is a quick entry.

For the past 2 weeks, a very interesting phenomenon has occurred. And by “interesting,” I actually mean “terribly annoying.” Strangers constantly…

answering a ? no one asked.

I’ve now been through my fair-share of interviews. They’re actually a lot of fun. I’ve enjoyed them so much, that I’m now going to answer some questions that I haven’t been asked — but wish I was. Or maybe this is all just pretense for a random blog entry. Either way:

not noticing the change.

Ever had a moment where you’re struck by how different what you’re doing is from your past? I’ve had those feelings a lot lately.

One of my memories from childhood is of Mom paying the bills a few times a month. She’d sit at the dining table and pull out a few…

rutgers women’s b-ball: CHAMPIONS!

Tonight, the Rutgers Lady Scarlet Knights take on the Tennessee Volunteers for the NCAA Basketball Championship. The game starts in 20 minutes and I am pumped up.

Regardless of the outcome, the Lady Knights are already champs in my book. The…

The Apprentice: looking at circumstance & outcomes.

I’ve got a series of thoughts on the Apprentice that focus more on my emotional reaction towards the other contestants. I don’t want to write about any of that stuff for at least a year, until I have more distance with time. But a frequent…

tragedy & eternity.

I don’t have a lot to say about the Virginia Tech tragedy. It’s unspeakably heartbreaking, sick, and sad. With around the clock news coverage of today’s ceremony, interviews with loved ones, background on the killer, I feel surrounded. One thing I wanted to highlight:

cannibals, baby. cannibals.

A few years ago, in stray thoughts I constructed a grand theory explaining how our society was descending into cannibalism.

Let’s start with Costco and Starbucks, two companies that take very good care of their employees. I believe the starting hourly pay…