I don’t envy the constant scrutiny Gen Z and Gen Alpha face today. My daughter started on Musical.ly when she was 7 long before the TikTok acquisition. We talked about it then, and we still discuss it now. If I did something embarrassing, shameful—that I would gladly forget—maybe my school knew about it, or maybe…
I’ve been kicking’ around this blog post for a while, but then I saw some updates from Justin Seeley & Glyn Dewis this week that motivated me to put hands to keyboard. How many times have you heard or even thought the following to yourself, “Why can’t I be lucky like [name]?” “I want to be like [someone you…
Something that students often ask me is “Where do you get your ideas?” which is generally part of a larger conversation that begins with “What do you do when you’re totally uninspired?” This is often referred to as writer’s block, creative apathy, and “the blahs”. Throughout the years, I’ve been fortunate to have met a…
Try as you might the fact is inevitable–one day you will cheat. Perhaps it will be out of habit, maybe under the influence of some person or event, but a decision will need to be made, and you will cheat. Some of you will feel immediate guilt & anguish. Others will try to rationalize their…
It was my intention to post this rant yesterday, but lately I have been unable to dump concept/thought to keyboard. In my head I know what is it I want to say, but somehow the translation/context comes out completely different as I read over my entry. Anyway, back to yesterday. During the usual morning jaunt…