Author: David

On this beautiful late October day, my wife and I lamented the last of the pleasant mornings. Seventy degrees! Really windy! But… 70 degrees! Is this our last walk to the coffee shop? Our last…

Do you believe in “Fake it ‘til you Make It”? You probably have heard that phrase, and it seems like a positive approach, doesn’t it? But it’s the “fake it” part that we need to…

Face Front! Friday! Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? Just this: Hooray…

“That left turn might be right” We just watched a documentary called Bathtubs Over Broadway, and it was so much fun. It’s a 90-minute love letter to industrial musicals. You know, musical numbers performed exclusively…

This conversation really occurred while walking down the hall with a colleague. I don’t remember what we were discussing. Senior faculty member: Now, Dave, I’m my own harshest critic…. Junior faculty member (me) in an…

I’ve shared this thought before but the timing seems right…not just because of last Thursday’s Bear’s game but because the message bears repeating. (No pun intended, but I didn’t edit it out, either, did I?)…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? Grateful and a little enlightened. Grateful…

I’m a couple of days early, but it’s a story I’d love to share with you. Thirty minutes a week. That’s all it took. Forget about careful planning, don’t worry about making all the arrangements….

What is “pastiche”? A word we don’t use every day, it means “a work… that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists.” A pastiche is a celebration of…