I don’t talk much about my schooling because it is a sore spot, a sore spot more akin to a festering boil located on the perineum than a bug bite on the leg, but I digress. It is my thought and my experience that knowledge is gained better from curiosity than by browbeating repetition. I ...

At what point did we transition from real alarm clocks to simply using our cell phones? I, for one, enjoy using my running watch to gently buzz myself into consciousness. Well, now that you’re probably weirded out thinking about me waking up and tapping a few buttons on my watch, I’ll get ...

There is a child’s book out there that is about a kid who eats books, page by page, to get smart. Getting messed up and sick from overeating unseasoned paper stock, he settled for a toothless approach to satisfying his craving for knowledge. Eventually, he substituted eating broccoli instead. ...

This past week, I hope you found a bit of time to go see A Hi-Way Inn Holiday at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo. I know I certainly was excited to be there on opening night, which also happened to be the world premiere. What a cool attraction for the Wieting. I say this very sparingly because ...

Dixie, in my opinion, is one of the best dogs in the world; however, with that being said, she, like all of us, has her foibles. Her separation anxiety is at the top of this list, a condition that affects us all to one degree or another. It is for this reason that if you saw me or my sister at ...

This week, I took a day to help participate in an interview at Wartburg College. Right now, we're hiring another music education professor, and the opportunity was thrown out to me to have a seat at the table. Being both a curious person and the student body president, I felt it was important ...

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July and celebrated America’s 250th Birthday! I want to thank everyone who voted for me in the June Primary Election. I was unopposed and will now be on the November 2026 General Election ballot. I appreciate everyone’s continued support and your trust ...

If you've gone outside in the last week, you've probably realized it's been insufferable. The combination of heat and humidity is sure a killer. There's something absolutely charming about opening the door, having your glasses fog up right away, and finding that the simple act of breathing is ...

A gift can reveal an amazing amount about a person. From giving and receiving gifts, we can tell who cares, who pays attention, who remembers. I once gave in full sincerity a faceless rubber pig to my sister. I don’t know what this says about me or her, but she still has it. My sister and I ...

Imagine this series of events: On a rainy morning, someone wakes up and gets ready for work. While getting dressed, they glance out the window and decide it's going to be a pretty good day. Not even ten minutes into the drive, a message comes through saying work has been delayed for a few ...