What I Learned About How Thor Got His Hammer
Some of the most fun reading I’ve done so far in 2018 is Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. I absolutely loved the way Gaiman rendered the fun and danger of the…
Some of the most fun reading I’ve done so far in 2018 is Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. I absolutely loved the way Gaiman rendered the fun and danger of the…
My favorite fun fact of the week came from browsing the National Geographic feed on Instagram. I came across a picture of a marine iguana--not the most striking image I’ve…
One of the very best ways to learn something new is by making a mistake. But despite my love of learning, I get all prickly and defensive when I discover…
Exploding pens and markers are pretty disappointing. Even more so when permanent ink destroys something important. Today as I was deep into a Marie Kondo style tidying session, I picked…
This year I’m adventuring with Douglas Adams' science fiction series, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I just started the fifth book in the “increasingly misnamed trilogy.” I now appreciate…
When I brought my signed copy of Vacationland home from a live show and book signing by one of my favorite podcast personalities, Judge John Hodgman, I was determined that…
Last Sunday night while other folks were wrapping up their Super Bowl Sundays, my smart watch buzzed with a special alert I’d been waiting for all week: Kitten Academy’s rescued…
I’m rethinking everything I assumed about emotions thanks to one of my current favorite reads, How Emotions are Made by Leesa Feldman Barrett. Barrett posits that emotions don’t belong to…
During my many years as a musician, I spent all my time at the back of the orchestra. I wasn’t hidden behind the other players for lack of talent, but…
I’ve been reading a fascinating analysis in Joseph Campbell’s Creative Mythology that juxtaposes Christian and Gnostic interpretations of the snake. I always love the striking images Campbell uses to illustrate…