Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by David Grover
The Ever-Shrinking Electoral Vortex
This series chronicles the clash for Nebraska’s ‘Blue Dot’ in the lead-up to and aftermath of the 2024 Presidential Election. Click here to begin the series. For the previous installment, click here. As Miguel and I cruised down the highway on my chopper, desperation sank in. The Electoral Vortex, my beacon of democracy, was now too weak to support Miguel, and he wedged in behind me. Even in its weakened state, the Vortex led us with all the urgency it could muster.
Cognition, emotion, and belief in the adaptation response of older people to heatwaves
ABSTRACT Heat-related illness and mortality is far more common in older people than in younger people. Current explanations for this tend to focus on older people’s physiological characteristics, like the presence of pre-existing cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. This research explores whether cognitive, emotional, and belief-related characteristics may constitute an additional source of heat-related vulnerability in older people.
Chasing the Mini-Mart Electoral Vortex
Member-only story 2024 ELECTION FALLOUT Don Bacon and the Great Hog Rebranding David Grover · Follow Published in Thought Thinkers · 16 min read · -- Navigating the Nebraska Bacon grease with with my pal the Electoral Vortex (image by Grok AI) Flooding the zone, November 30th, 2024 Post the November 5th, 2024 election, it didn’t take Donald Trump long to execute his plan to dismantle U.S. Democracy.
Hanging with the Electoral Vortex
2024 ELECTION POSTMORTEM Me and The Terminator at the Omaha mini-mart David Grover · Follow Published in Thought Thinkers · 16 min read · -- The vortex in the mini-mart’s beer cave (Source: Grok AI) Riding out the election in the beer cave On November 5th, I decided to ride out election day at the center of the universe, an inconspicuous mini-mart at the corner of 45th & L Street in Omaha, Nebraska.
Riding the Mini-Mart Electoral Vortex
ELECTORAL COLLEGE The Omaha Blue Dot, the Universe, and 45th & L Street David Grover · Follow Published in Thought Thinkers · 17 min read · -- Human Blue Dot (source: Douglas County Democratic Party) This piece concludes The Mini-Mart at the Center of the Universe, Vortex “winner-take-all” in the battle for the Nebraska Blue Dot. To read this piece, click here.
Salt Lake's Twin Giants
By David Grover - One of the most enticing things about a visit to Salt Lake City is the myriad of recreation opportunities right out the back door. Just 35 minutes from all that downtown has to offer are seven canyons cut into the Wasatch Mountains. Two of these, Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, are some of the most popular areas for the perfect summer playground.
There's No "Honor" In Going To War With China
By David Grover GEOPOLITICAL MEMOIR Part Three: In honor of gardens, gods, an apple, and Coca-Cola Garden of the Gods, Image by Joshua Woroniecki from Pixabay The third installment of a nine-part series. The recounting of my 30-year USAFA reunion continues. USAFA did not respond to a request for comment. To maximize your reading experience, please read the previous installments ...
We’re Going to War With China and F*ck You
GEOPOLITICAL MEMOIR Part Two: USAFA’s Falcon Stadium: The field of friendly? strife The second installment of an eight-part series. USAFA did not respond to a request for comment. To maximize your reading experience, please read the first installment before proceeding: World War II: The Pacific Theatre “… when enemy artillery shells exploded in the area, the eruptions of soil and mud uncovered previously buried dead and scattered chunks of corpses… the ridge was a stinking compost pile.
We’re Going to War With China and F*ck You
We’re Going to War With China and F*ck You Part One of an eight-part series “As I looked at the rubble of battle scattered along that little…
How Saudi Arabia's real estate boom is paving the way for the kingdom’s economic diversification
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a significant transformation. The kingdom is embarking on an ambitious economic diversification agenda under Vision 2030 that will increase the contribution of non-oil exports to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 50 percent.
The Apple Product I Just Don't Get. Or Is It Me?
A Rube Goldberg contraption - intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and (impractically) overly complicated way (Wikipedia) ( photo by author) " Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations." - Steve Jobs First, I'm an ardent Apple fan. I was an early adopter of the iPad and love my MacBook and AirPods Pro. My first iPhone was the 5s, which I sadly...
WTF Just Happened?
By David Grover Part one: my smartwatch made a mockery of "drink responsibly" Source: Shutterstock (The author assumes responsibility for the copyright of this image.) "We are the alchemist of our own body." - Wim Hof The first installment of a three-part series. SMART DRY JANUARY I've completed a "Dry January" for the last three years. That's when you don't consume alcohol in January...
Taking the Wim Hof Method to The Max
Part three: Breathers Anonymous! “To the untrained eye, ego-climbing and selfless climbing may appear identical. Both kinds of climbers place one foot in front of the other. Both breathe in and out at the same rate. Both stop when tired. Both go forward when rested. But what a difference! The ego-climber is like an instrument that’s out of adjustment. He puts his foot down an instant too soon or too late. He’s likely to miss a beautiful passage of sunlight through the trees.
Why mixed-use developments represent the future of the community
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on every aspect of our lives – from how we work, to how we socialise and interact with our friends and families. The virus has also caused many of us to question our very notion of community. The last few decades have witnessed a marked rise in individualism. The idea of community as a physical location has evolved into a concept that is focused less on a literal place and more on shared passions and circumstances that transcend geographical borders.
How Our Crappy Musicians-Against-Trump Website Created a Dutch Controversy
It all started innocently enough, like most things do I guess. My Dutch friend and officemate Frank van Osch took a road trip with his girlfriend to America in the summer of 2019 and ended up running into a musician named Brian Kenney from Fresno.
Is a PR Job Right for You? 7 Things You Need to Know Before You Apply
Public Relations seems to be the hot new trend in exciting careers. It’s a fast-paced, modern, and lucrative business to be in–if you can cut it. Not everyone is cut out for working PR, though there are certainly varying levels of involvement. If you’re working PR for a small start-up, your job will be very different than if you’re working PR for a politician, or for a Fortune 500 company.
4 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve The Quality of Your Life
I’ve become a minimalist of late and in the last few weeks, I’ve embraced essentialism. I previously had never heard of this phrase “essentialism” and I’ve since discovered that it’s truly profound and life-changing. The best description of essentialism comes from Greg McKeown. He says what you need to tell yourself and the core truths of essentialism are: “Only a few things matter” “I choose to” “I can do anything but not everything” Some would say I’m very picky. I say no to a lot of things.
5 Unexpected Benefits of Starting a Yoga Practice.
In my mind, yoga figured as nothing else than a mere alternative to lifting, a sport which has been reduced to a bare-bones simplicity. As many yoga beginners, I soon changed my mind. I was completely wrong in assuming that yoga was just a light intensity workout geared toward women who were only looking for some light toning. It was only once I started to really connect with my yoga practice that I realized all of its positive consequences.
Your Chance To Personally Learn From Joe McNally - CreativeLive Blog
Joining the CreativeLive crew next week from April 5-7 for an in-depth class on storytelling with light and discussions on field strategies. For the first time, the key players in my studio, Lynn and Cali, will be with me on camera talking about how all this (running our photo business) works.
Don't Panic! What to Do Instead When Your Marketing Campaign Doesn't Go as Planned
It doesn't matter how much time you spend on crafting your marketing campaign: You have no guarantee at all that your effort will pay off. Sometimes marketing just doesn't work the way you want it to. If that's something you're going through right now, you're probably wondering whether further investment makes sense. Instead of giving up on your marketing campaign altogether—or letting go your marketing team—because you aren't getting the results you were counting on, take the following six steps.
5 Keys to Integrating Content Marketing into Social Media
Thanks to the vast wonders of the internet, the way we use conventional marketing strategies have drastically changed over the years. The big brand way of adverts are decreasing year by year due to DVR’s, Netflix and the forever increasing popularity of social media. The fact is if you are not using social media, you are not a good marketer. In this article, you will see five powerful tips on how to integrate content marketing into your social media to make for a strong brand.
Employee Empowerment Through Social Media
If you’re reading this post, it’s likely that your business is struggling to keep employees, or with declining morale, or that you’re just really looking to implement a positive change in your corporate culture. There are plenty of buzzwords being thrown about lately including employee empowerment. But what does that even mean? And how do I make it happen? Stay tuned, and we’ll get you the answers, and put you on the path to increasing employee engagement, and your media reach.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with David
Contact David, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack