There is this fellow named Ben Saurer that I have known for around ten years. Ben is my manager/coach/boss at WOWO radio in Fort Wayne. Recently I mentioned that I'd tell you about Ben and with him being out of town at the moment, he can't stop me today. Not that he...
Really? The Personal ScLoHo
Alone in a Crowded Room
A few nights ago I decided to write about a habit of mine that is probably more common than I realize, but someone mentioned to me that they didn't understand it. In Fort Wayne, there are a number of coffee shops and depending on what side of town I am in, I will...
How Do You Pronounce ScLoHo?
For #ThrowBackThursday, a reposting of an article I wrote 3 years ago: It seemed so simple to me. ScLoHo. Google it and 99.99% of the time you'll find some reference to me. That was the purpose of creating the word scloho. But yesterday I was reminded that even some...
#FortWayne Focus: April 2015
A year ago my wife and I decided not to move to Downtown Fort Wayne. Instead we were in the midst of preparing for a move to a new home just a 1/2 mile from our current house. It was nothing against Downtown Fort Wayne, we were just looking for something that wasn't...
How To Lose Friends on Facebook
This is easy. Want to lose a few Facebook friends? Mention something political. Act like a prejudicial buffoon. Call people names. (See what I did there?) Now, you may like to talk about politics and say whatever is on your mind. Go ahead if you want, but this is one...
The Social Side of Coffee
For #ThrowbackThursday purposes, I'm starting with a story about my Dad in the 1990's. Between 1995 and 1997, I was a divorced Dad living about an hour away from my parents. If I came to town on a weekday, and it was about 11am, I knew exactly where to find my Dad. A...
It’s All Fun and Games at Google Today
April 1st is the traditional day to prank someone. April Fools day is also a day that the folks at Google like to test to see if you realize what day it is. As I was writing this a few days ago, I don't know what their 2015 Google prank is for today, but there are a...
Looking Back to Look Forward
I'm going to let you in on a little secret on how to stay focused on where you are going with your life. You can apply this to your personal relationships, or your work life, or virtually any area that could benefit from this exercise. I'm going to use my...
The Importance of You
Recently I was talking with a friend about what we do for a living and what our wives do. He and I are in the marketing business. He has a sign shop that creates some pretty unique designs for businesses. I sell advertising, primarily on WOWO Radio. But our wives...