Author Archives: Jim Cota

About Jim Cota

Jim lives in Indianapolis with his wife and four kids and feels lucky to work with the fine folks at Rare Bird. An occasional writer, tweeter, and shooter. If you need to know anything else about me, this should do it...

The trouble with dogs…

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Jim Cota

Louis CK was on Conan recently discussing the problem with dogs. “Parenting,” he says, “gets easier. I had a dog once, and that doesn’t get easier. It’s harder having a dog because children develop and dogs just stay dumb.” He … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you just have to stop to smell…

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jim Cota

I took Grace to the restroom at the ballpark today and then stood around waiting for her for several minutes. She finally came out and said, “Sorry that took so long, Dad.” “It’s okay, honey,” I replied, “but why did … Continue reading →

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A great idea + creative masses = amazing results

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jim Cota

Think of all the great creative minds and the world’s best ideas, and you might come away thinking that creative genius is found by an individual toiling away alone. I think this can happen occasionally, but not often. Beyond that, … Continue reading →

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My entry for “Parent of the Year,” circa 2011

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Jim Cota

It’s not like I haven’t been here before. In fact, I seem to have a knack for putting myself in exactly the right position to be used as an excellent example of what not to do when raising your children. … Continue reading →

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Silence speaks volumes. Are you listening?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jim Cota

Sabina Nawaz wrote a post today about setting aside time for silence to allow ideas to emerge and new concepts to form. I don’t think I could agree more. This frenetic pace we’re all on to do more with (seemingly) … Continue reading →

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These things always start simply enough…

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jim Cota

This was certainly no exception. A short email from my friend Dave that said, “We’re going on a little bike ride. Want to come?” In this case, the little ride was a little over 200 miles and five days long. … Continue reading →

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If you’re reading this, you probably agree. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jim Cota

Today’s #trust30 prompt is: It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps … Continue reading →

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Today in one sentence:

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Jim Cota

Today, as always, is full of opportunity. #trust30 on Twitter; on the web; on my mind.

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For the love of a dog

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jim Cota

Note: While cleaning out some old files, I found several things I’d written over the years. This is one of them. – Jim 25SEP1995 Tomorrow my dog, Hook, will be 21. Actually, he’ll be three, but in ‘dog years’ that … Continue reading →

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Dear 16-year-old me…

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jim Cota

I got a message from my mother this morning with a link to this video. Just five minutes and three seconds, it was a short investment to make me think about this issue from a completely different perspective. Malignant Melanoma … Continue reading →

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