When I was interviewed for my first job in media my soon-to-be new boss asked me how I felt about change. My response was easy. I loved it. That was why I was sitting in his office. I was looking for change. I wanted a new direction. I hadn’t been in the workforce for very […]
Joy May Not Be A Strategy But It’s A Great Way To Execute One
At the end of every semester I teach I hold my breath when I read my evaluations, prepping myself for that one student that I didn’t reach who waited until then to unload their grievances. This summer semester was no different. There was the one. But there were also all the other ones that I […]
Not Everything Can Be Predicted By An Algorithm
What we can learn from the Harris/Walz 2024 Campaign When I was younger I had a habit of reading the last pages of a book before I was finished. I would often be so consumed with trying to figure out how the story was going to end that I grew impatient. I had to know. […]
The Power In Pausing
a lesson from my mother we could all use now My mother was an old-school creative. Her creativity was at its best as a baker and in the clothes she sewed by hand. My brother and I would often tease her that if she had been born in today’s world she would have been one of those […]
The Power in “Me Being Me”
And How Social Media Can Distort That The intense heat this week had me obsessed with weather reports, switching from the uselessness of the Weather App to the equally uselessness of the weather reports on television, both of which give me more information than I need and seem to take forever to get to the […]
Breaking News: Not Everyone Has A Father To Celebrate Father’s Day With
This may come under the heading of breaking news for those in the media but not everyone has a Father to celebrate Father’s Day with. Not everyone is planning a special day with their Pop or has been searching for the perfect Dad’s Day gift all week. I know because I am one of those […]
