Nice Work If You Can Get It
“Composer of the Week” is a frequent choice for morning dog walks and this past week Donald Mcleod highlighted George…
Month: June 2023
The Thinking Problem
Didn’t know how bad it was until I was on the other side. I retreated to my head for an…
(Not) On The List
Yesterday, I started the “Lists of Lists” post with the thought of describing how lists can severely filter experiences, intentions,…
List of Lists
I make a lot of lists. To Do lists. Gratitude lists. Packing lists and things-to-see lists for trips. Ingredient lists…
Five Years, That’s All We’ve Got
The system has failed you, don’t fail yourself. – Billy Bragg Five Years. Not a lot. But, what if it’s…
You are Solving the Wrong Problem
“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” Robert H. Schuller NHK Japan recently aired a program that highlighted a…
The Byron Tapper Rule
The suburban high school student universe extended only as far as one could walk, bike, or skateboard. Unless that is,…
So I Got That Going For Me
Best job I’ve ever had? That would take some time to consider but I could argue for the first as…
Practice for Perfection (but don’t expect to get it)
Baseball practice was often preferred over the actual Little League games. At practice, there was repetition and continuous chances to…
Where’s Your Uniform(ity)?
“Where do hippies live?” “Intense, man, intense!” A simple joke that I heard from a housemate first year of college…