life – 300 words a day

Chaos and memories are almost the same.

My desk is in chaos at the moment. I could blame Ben, of course. He stood here at wanted to see all the tools in (one of the) mugs I use for writing utensils. And then he wanted to see “that”. The orange thing. And I got down the small truck my dad brought home […]

by Jon Swanson

The next half.

Today is the start of the next half of 2025. I started the day a little early, with a phone call to go to the hospital to help a family in the first minutes after the death of their person. Ten minutes later, I got a call that the family wasn’t going to the hospital. […]

by Jon Swanson

A traveling mug.

“I’ve got to get to work,” I said. “Let me put the rest of your coffee in your travel mug,” Tim said. I pulled it from the side pocket of my backpack. It’s the battered stainless cup that I’ve been using for years. I got it from a church insurance company at a conference. Road […]

by Jon Swanson

A simple offer.

Chris wrote about simple packaging of ideas yesterday. He was encouraging people who are selling to be clear, taking the time to phrases offers in ways that the customer can understand. Let simple be the mantra. Make your contracts brief, small, simple. Make your projects short, finite, and clear. Make your deliverables obvious, simple, and […]