by Rob Diaz | Jan 1, 2015 | Fiction, Humorous, Prompted, Real Life
I will not blame ObamaCare for my son’s unfortunate wardrobe choices. I will not make judgments about other men based on the size of their coffee mugs. I will not change the things I say on Twitter just because my daughter thinks I tweet like an old—possibly...
by Rob Diaz | Dec 31, 2013 | Fiction, Humorous, Prompted, Real Life
Written based on the Today’s Author Write Now! prompt on December 31, 2013, in which we are asked to creatively list ten things we will not do in the coming year. Of course, for obvious reasons I need to stick with a nice, lucky number like thirteen… I...
by Rob Diaz | Sep 10, 2013 | Humorous, Real Life
Dear Nick, We wanted to wish you good luck and let you know that we’re here to help you on the path to a successful mathematical career throughout middle school. As you know, I (Dad) am and always have been a math geek, so I wanted to give you some helpful...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 31, 2013 | Real Life
My very first car was a 1980 Ford Escort station wagon. I bought it from my grandparents for $500 in 1988 and it served me well for the next 5 years, well into 1993. But as I graduated from college, the road grime, duct tape and metal clothes hangers which held the...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 31, 2013 | Real Life
In the middle of August 2006, we had solar panels installed on our home. Unlike what a lot of early-adopters of the residential solar panel systems. the purpose of our installation wasn’t to make money but to make electricity and lower our carbon footprint and impact...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 2, 2013 | Edited, Real Life
Rus VanWestervelt, a writer, photographer, Creativity Coach and LifeStory Architect with whom I’ve worked at Write Anything, has put together an article featuring a number of fantastic links to blog posts written in the past year on the subject of creativity. ...