Cave: I s h m a e lRenaissance: Call me Ishmael.Baroque: My name once was, happens to be, and somehow still is, Ishmael.Cubism: Call me [Ishmael].Classicism: Please, thou can address yours truly, Noble Ishmael.Rococo: The name's Ishmael, Ishmael's the name, name the's Ishmael.Impressionism: For those who think I need an introduction, appelez-moi Ishmae.Expressionism: The self … Continue reading 19 ways to name a baby

There's a GPS-based superstition in my cult. When someone's heading out, you are forbidden from asking them where they are going. It brings them bad luck. I was 8 and a bedwetter when Grandma told me this. She looked at me like I was a serial killer every time I asked the question, so I … Continue reading Where are you going?

What if you had all the money in the world? All the love. The fame. Power. Besides getting a penis extension and a face tattoo, what else would you do? Most of us have the same usual crap bucket: Travel the world, cure a disease, and tell everyone how to live their lives. You can … Continue reading What if

Hello, it’s me. I was wondering if after all these years you still read blogs.To go ‘er everything happening in my life. The blog’s not supposed to change ya.Because I ain’t done much change myself. All writing is self-help. Except self-help, which we all know is a memoir by philosophy’s pimp.The thing with creativity is … Continue reading The other side

Fourteen years ago, Sir Ken Robinson took the TED stage to answer the question the greatest writers have grappled with: "How to get a book deal?"  The answer: Give a great TED talk.  Sir Ken has given the greatest TED talk by various interweb estimates and the question he really asked was this: Do schools … Continue reading What kills creativity?

I have written a lot of shit on this blog. Occasionally, I go back to read what I wrote and can't believe myself. And then I throw up. This nauseating ordeal has brought me to this: I am a hypocrite. It's up to you if you want to take what I say here seriously. I … Continue reading It’s good to know you