Going Down

Numbers can be a great equalizer, show a deficiency or lack, or empower you.  But regardless of how you slice it, numbers never quite tell the entire story.  You need to dig a little bit deeper. In looking at the numbers for this blog, it’s been about nine years and next year it should eclipse the 50,000 views...

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When You Know That You Know, Do Others Know?

I just checked the stats from last year to see how many views the blog got.  It was down 1,606, or 25% from the previous year.  It’s also the first time in four years that I didn’t hit at least 6,300 views for the year.  I’d like to say it’s concerning, but in the end few give a shit.  People...

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Where Did Everybody Go?

I was scrolling through clips of Facebook videos that were posted to the Comedy Central page, when I came across one from a concept that was done a few years back.  It’s called 7 minutes in purgatory.  It’s a short clip.  Take a look at it below.   If you look up the synonyms for the...

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When It All Doesn’t Line Up Nicely

As I sit here tonight, I am alone once again.  No relationship, no close friends readily available to talk to.  It’s not like I can post something and have a plethora of people offering their assistance.  Life doesn’t seem to work like that for me.  It never has. People that I  get mentored from rarely,...

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What’s In Your Closet?

My comedy coach told me something a few years ago that I remember but don’t fully put to use.  He said if you are trying new material, it’s best if you use your tried and true (audience tested) material at the start of your set, the new in the middle and the tried and true at the end.  The reason for this...

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