Entrepreneur. Fly Fishing Podcaster. Author of “Death by Suburb” and “The Fly Fisher’s Book of Lists.” Lover of family. And all the wild places.
Wheaton, IL
Joined October 2008
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It's difficult to write a book without resorting to cliches. In this episode, my partner and I discuss some tricks to identifying and rooting out cliches in your writing: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
At 2 Guys and a River, we just published a new episode on safe wading. Now is as good a time as any to reflect on your wading habits: 2guysandariver.com/230-monta… #wadefishing #troutangler @TroutUnlimited
In the Second Forward of Stephen King's wonderful little book "On Writing," he writes, "This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit.... I figured the shorter the book, the less the bullshit." Less is almost always more. @StephenKing #writing
What persists at the end of days - when you walk the edges of the river alone: czstrategy.com/blog/meaning-…
Only the "linger effect" can move you to pay three times what you normally would for a pair of jeans: czstrategy.com/blog/the-ling… #Anthropologie #retailstrategy
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The scary AI future is not Terminator where the AIs kill us or take our jobs. The scary future is one where AIs run all the bureaucracies, they can’t explain their decisions, and there is no appeal to humans.
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Fly fishing takes you to some of the most beautiful places. That’s better than retirement.
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Here are three (seven, really) things to do if you're catching so many fish that your flies are sinking. #flyfishing problems, am I right? castingacross.com/3-ways-to-…
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Just a little bit of care and thought has a huge effect on fish survival for #catchandrelease #flyfishers: buff.ly/2C94W1M #handlingtrout #photographingfish #fishonInstagram #keepemwet
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John McCain
Who is John McCain? There are plenty of tributes today to this man after his passing last night. These tributes will explain what he did and how. However, I would suggest it is the “why” that is more important...
#JohnMcCainRIP #Leaders
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Some obits are reporting that John McCain was driven by “raw ambition.” In my experience he was driven by an inherited sense of honor and a ferocious love of country.
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I get very nervous about mindless acceptance of the power of stories and storytelling. Storytelling is also a [very] dangerous weapon. A good story can lead people en masse to accept conclusions that fly in the face of incontrovertible hard data.
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An ex-college pitcher coached a team for 12-year olds. He got tired of parents yelling at the kids for making outs, he made the dads take BP against him. He embarrassed them. “Now you know how hard this game is!” he said to the dads. “So stop yelling at the kids!” #bestofalltim
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This should bother us, economically if not spiritually. Healthy economies need growing middle classes. New worldwide report on inequality shows how the U.S. compares - Not good. RBTL on populism. #politics #EconomicGrowth #Markets #income #wages #populism
equitablegrowth.org/new-worl…
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140 characters wasn't enough for @Twitter. Sometimes in #flyfishing writing, 600 words isn't enough. Here are two examples: castingacross.com/fly-fishin…
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If you look back 5 or 10 years, would you want that version of you determining what you’d be doing today? For me: No. that’s why I’ll never understand the “where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years?” question.
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Remember: "Three things are important in human life. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind."--Henry James (Quote is not by Elon Musk.) (And the fourth is not to be an arrogant hot dog shit regarding the Thai rescue.)
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Trust cannot be purchased, installed or downloaded. It must be earned slowly. #newrules20th