Thinking Out Loud: Guitars & Giving Up This article originally appeared in the September 29 2018 issue of the News & Updates Newsletter. Part One About 12 years ago, I injured my left hand. Afterwards, I had only partial use of my little finger and my thumb, and my entire … Read more…
This blog has been inactive for almost a year and a half, since April 2017. I didn’t intend to let it lapse. But, well, life happens. Let me explain. My father passed away in May 2017, not long after my last post. I decided to take a short hiatus … Read more…
Thinking Out Loud: Taking the Worry Off This article originally appeared in the October issue of the News & Updates Newsletter. I’m going to jump around a bit, so please just bear with me. When he was a boy in the late 1930’s and early ’40s, my father had to … Read more…
I recently came across an article that I had saved a good while back, “Repetition is the First Principle of All Learning” by Robert F. Bruner (University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Administration). I was originally interested in the article for its perspective and thoughts on classroom education. However, … Read more…
Musings at the end of a grueling year. On December 1st 2016, To Touch a Dream will be published. It is the fifth and final volume of The Year of the Red Door. I have many feelings and emotions swirling around my heart and head. It has been a … Read more…
Sometimes, delays can be a plane in the ash. Things are slowly getting back on track with TYOTRD after a long hiatus. Here’s where things stand, where they are going, and a few of the challenges immediately ahead. ♦ Line-editing is ongoing. I’ve received the edits for The Bellringer and … Read more…
Although I have had many jobs during the course of my working life, I have never really had a long commute. Not, at least, in terms of miles from home to work. The farthest I ever had to go was five or six miles. In terms of time, especially when … Read more…
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” I know it’s a cliche, but the most wonderful things sometimes do come in the smallest packages. One … Read more…
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