For several months, I was hoping that some of the political postings I made might be read and affect people, at least to look candidates in a way that the mainstream media wasn’t. But all that’s nearly over, and I was happy to delete all that crap from my site. Because the election is mostly […]
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Stepping out of politics for a while
March 12, 2008
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January 17, 2008
I had to go through a new exercise that I’m not used to. I’m working with a couple people on a website, and I needed to write contracts for everything, in order to protect and benefit everyone.  I looked at the task as a necessary evil. It was time consuming and something that I needed […]
I bought two laptops today
November 12, 2007
My wife doesn’t know this yet, and she’ll probably punch me, but I bought two laptops today. This purchase was based on a long-term, well-thought-out impulse buy. So what’s up? Well I’ll tell you and maybe you’ll buy two laptops as well. But you don’t have much time to […]
Media induced mind clutter and a simple matrix
July 12, 2007
I am a proponent of staying current, keeping my mind sharp and being active in the smaller and larger communities I belong to. I am also a victim of information abundance. From a personal high level of interest in all things, I create and allow distractive environments to fester. I think I will feel better […]
The Homeless Man’s Watch
July 4, 2007
Still jetlagged, I was up for a lot of the night. At 5:30 am I wanted to make the most of it. If I couldn’t have a comfortable sleep, at least I would have a refreshing morning. I decided to walk to the park.
I walked a couple blocks away enjoying the breeze, the rising sun […]
Contemplate death with each inhalation and each exhalation
June 17, 2007
I was sitting in the bedroom. It was an otherwise quiet night, when an intense emotion came over me. It was a realization of me. It was a brief daydream, a bright and heavy glimpse of what my last moment alive would be like. And more frightening, what the moment just after that would be. […]
Try not to anger your one true fan
May 31, 2007
I sent my mom a small stack of my new business cards in the mail before heading off to Japan. I was really proud of them because Juri and I collaborated on them for a considerable amount of time. The card was also meant to be the symbol of my new business. […]
25 things I’m thinking about
March 26, 2007
1. I don’t introduce myself proudly enough or often enough. I can confidently say I’m a good guy.
2. removed (met that goal!)
3. Thoughout a month, I’m the most powerful and then the weakest person I know. I also cycle through being the most outgoing, fun, sad non-social, helpful, loving and off-the-wall. […]
My InDesign CS2 video series at Atomic Learning
December 19, 2005
My InDesign CS2 Series is online. Mike Smick InDesign CS2 Atomic Learning.
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