by Dave Carlson | Aug 18, 2020 | Creativity, Life Hack
About 25 years ago, I sat across from Larry, a graphic designer. He sketched a pair of salt and pepper shakers in his sketchbook as we talked. He told me he used the book to write down cool ideas, draw sketches, and glue in samples of things he liked. And it got me... 
by Dave Carlson | Feb 28, 2019 | Perspective
It must have been odd for the waitress to see a 10-year-old boy seated at a table by himself. I don’t know what drove me to do this. I ordered a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and made sure I had enough money left over to leave a tip. I know it’s weird for a... 
by Dave Carlson | Feb 8, 2019 | Digital Marketing, Perspective, Small Biz
Only 1,000 yards to go – a little more than a half-mile. Everyone else from my team was out of the water, heading to lunch. And here I was still swimming. I was part of a swim event called the 100×100. You swim 100 yards 100 times. This comes out to around 5.7... 
by Dave Carlson | Aug 16, 2018 | Coincidence
My wife is a reseller on Amazon and eBay. She was sitting at the table when she told me she got an order from Golovin, Alaska. She had heard me talk about Golovin a lot over the years. I spent a week there in the summers of 1981 and 1982 teaching Vacation Bible... 
by Dave Carlson | Aug 16, 2018 | Coincidence
There was a group of 10 of us heading back to Michigan from Alaska. We’d driven up there on a mission trip to do Vacation Bible School and work on parsonages in different Eskimo villages. Was a great trip and we were ready to get home. Through some connection, we...