by Ethan Waldman | Jul 24, 2013 | Off Beat
My Dad refers to participating in air travel as being in the vortex. He has rules for the vortex. He refers to the vortex in conversation. He sends text messages with vortex status updates. I’ve always taken for granted that other people know about the vortex and its...
by Ethan Waldman | Jul 18, 2012 | Off Beat
Last week, the members of the Cloud Coach community received one of the most personal emails I've yet sent. Inspired by my experience at WDS, I shared my thoughts on vulnerability and my plans for the future of Cloud Coach. It started with a question: “How do...
by Ethan Waldman | Jul 3, 2012 | Off Beat
Last week my friend Denise posted a fantastic article about pushing through writers block. In it, she argues that even creative people who “love their work” and claim that their work doesn't feel like work because they love it *so* much are full of crap-...
by Ethan Waldman | May 31, 2012 | Off Beat
Today, I learned how to bake bread. It's something that I've been wanting to do for a while. Years, even. What pushed me over the edge from wanting to do it to doing it? An acquaintance told me about technique she read about in a cook book, called Artisan Bread in 5...
by Ethan Waldman | Apr 24, 2012 | Off Beat
I had an interaction with @adamkingstudio on twitter that left me wanting to write this blog post. The whole conversation was spurred on by something that Chris Gillebeau said: People with powerful messages often get stuck hoarding their ideas. (via...
by Ethan Waldman | Mar 22, 2012 | Off Beat
I just got the chance to show someone Facetime for the first time. Not just anybody, but my 88 year old grandfather. He had never seen an iPhone before. The capability to place a video call from the palm of my hand to someone 2,000 miles away was magical to him. Here...