I was extraordinarily fortunate to get kicked out of my parents house at the age of 15.
Why?
My kindly grandparents took me in and did a wonderful job of raising me till I left for college (though technically they are still raising me with their good advice & love).
At the time though it felt like one of the worst things that had ever happened to me.… read more “Kicked Out at 15 Years Old”
Can you pinpoint the day you lost your childhood innocence and became a man?
I can. June 29, 1999. I was 15 years old.
The day was pretty standard for that summer- my parents fighting each other and me being a cranky teenager and getting in fights with them too. I was stuck in that sweltering hot house all summer, but in the outside world the Seattle Mariners played their last game in the old Kingdome the day before. … read more “The Day I Became a Man”
I looked up the official court records for my parents, Randall Gross & Linda Gross. What I found was a dry look at 12 years of a painful ongoing battle…. divorce, remarriage, divorce again (and that leaves out 4 unofficial breakups!), 2 restraining orders, domestic abuse conviction (not shown), continuous child custody battles, and official declarations from most family members, friends, neighbors, church members, church pastors.… read more “Most Acrimonious Divorce Ever- Randall & Linda Gross”
I have had quite a few happy & sad tales during my short lifetime. I will be publishing a few of the interesting ones over the next week or so.
The stories you hear about the sons and daughters of preachers being wild and crazy are true. Children that grow up watching parents who are forced to be holier than though in front of their congregations and seeing what happens when those same parents inevitably relax or mess up at home generally become jaded. I was one of these types of preacher’s kids who lost their respect for their parents at a young age and picked his own much more hedonistic path instead.… read more “The Friendless”
On my fourth try of recording a video review of ecommerce software, I was six and a half minutes in and going strong when Trent interrupted me. Below is the snippet of my reaction:
I did a guest post on SEO for Scott Porad’s blog, go check it out
Due to some health problems I’ve been having (back & wrist pain) from sitting in my chair too long working, I am trying to work in 1 hour 10 minute chunks. I will work on something for that time, then when my alarm goes off I’ll get up and stretch and then work on something else.… read more “Working in Chunks”
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Jeremy is the pointy one, JJ is the rounded one.
I need new friends.
I am thinking about putting a lot of work/money into a new business idea and before I do, I really need to get some feedback on my basic hypotheses. The idea is to build an web application that helps people to track their productivity and make it into a scoreable game so they can compete against themselves to get better. … read more “Readers- Your Feedback is Needed!”