It’s been a strange experience these past couple of weeks. I’ve been going back through all of my old writings while working on the book and finding piece after piece that I didn’t have the guts to click “publish” on…
It’s been a strange experience these past couple of weeks. I’ve been going back through all of my old writings while working on the book and finding piece after piece that I didn’t have the guts to click “publish” on…
Side note: I was going through my files and found this – something that I was going to put in the book two years ago and decided not to. But perhaps I needed to hear it today. Two phrases of…
“This is all trash. Look at this, this dress is damaged. Why are we even looking here? Hmph, such trash!” I cocked my head to the side to inconspicuously listen to the middle-aged couple arguing at the end of the…
I was singing at church a few weeks ago and my vocal chords weren’t quite up to par, to put it mildly. I should have known better than to pick the song where I had to belt out the verses. …
Have you ever noticed that kids are curious? Overwhelmingly so. Life is a big adventure full of unlearned knowledge and endless questions. I remember in first grade I stuck a crayon way up my nose, just to see what would…
I was rummaging through my backpack this week. I hadn’t used it in over a year – not since I stuffed it full of granola bars last spring and went off on a random adventure. Anyway, I got to the…
I know it’s been a while. I’ve been in Nashville and spent the better part of a week on the road. Turns out it isn’t as easy to drive…ummm….70mph and write a blog as I thought 😉 While I was…
A few years ago, one of my instructors at OSU did his dissertation on something called “escalation of commitment” (no it has nothing to do with puttin’ a ring on it…). It stuck around in my mind, and it’s helped…