Time flies by… did I learn anything in the last half-century? Due to the pandemic — my 50th birthday passed with little fanfare. Instead of a party, I was ruminating about what I had learned in the last half-century and started writing. Maybe I was doing a bit of self-analysis…

It’s all about the network. I went back to school to get into video games when I turned 31 while working as a web development project manager — I decided to be a video game artist. I was late to the party — the majority of my classmates were at…

Our family was kind of weird. But whose family isn’t? During a pandemic, Christmas provides you time to think about the times you used to gather together as a large family and celebrate the holiday. …

You don’t need to know every discussion your boss has behind closed doors. It’s the Christmas season, and of course, I watch Christmas movies — but I watch ones that have a little bit of a slant to them. …

Stop, think, and review that cover letter. The tsunami raged toward me, and I stood resolute on the seawall with the winds whipping around me, and the waves towered above me… And then my Gmail inbox exploded with job applicants. Google alerts were popping off with a frequency and intensity…

This law is not meant to be broken It was supposed to be a merry time of year — Christmas carols were playing, and in the new year, my fledgling game studio was going to release its first game. However, my mood turned dour as I sat in the dimly…

You break the seal on that latest video game, and you can smell the new plastic — it’s similar to breaking the seal on a bottle of bourbon and sniffing the bouquet that wafts to your nose. It’s the anticipation of a new release and your midnight run to the…