In 2020, my creativity felt a lot like a bouncing ping pong ball. Some days the rap of the hollow white ball on the table was rapid and constant – your eyes and ears could scarcely keep track of its rapid-fire tapping. Other days, it hit with one dull thud and then...
One of my favorite teachers in high school was Mr. Wirth, a history and social studies teacher. Long before multiple intelligences techniques were regularly employed in education, he handed out colored-paper packets for each study unit that had hand-drawn cartoons on...
A few months into pandemic lockdowns, a friend and I were talking about how hard life was in that moment. We concluded that our “best” (whatever that means) kinda sucks right now. Our sucky best is not a result of a lack of hard work, knowledge, skills, or discipline....
I’ve been thinking about writing this blog for months. Perhaps even for years. I’ve noticed that every New Year’s for the past few years, I hear people say or write on social media about how the previous year has been a “dumpster fire” and that the next year must be...