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Category: Inspiration

Caring…

Dead Grandmothers

9 Jun 20119 Jun 2011
We've been known to joke about it in faculty meetings: how many grandparents some students can lose in a single year. (And yes, we do name names.) Here's one professor's concerns…
Change the World…

Friday Flick: Virtual Choir

3 Jun 2011
We're so glad Eric Whitacre did not make it as a pop star. Here's a TED talk on his composing and creating influences: Mozart and a fan on YouTube. It's…
College…

College Endeavor

1 Jun 20111 Jun 2011
With the final landing of Endeavor, this shuttle chapter of space exploration will be closing soon. At the moment, I'm closing a college quarter and identifying with NASA. I have…
Art Books…

Book Surgeon

30 May 2011
"Book doctor" may be one of my roles, but you should meet The Book Surgeon! More than a typical altered book artist, Brian Dettmer literally carves books into new designs,…
Creativity…

Friday Flick: Marriage Proposal

27 May 201127 May 2011
Usually, I cringe over public marriage proposals. Somehow this one seems different, maybe because the theme of Matt and Ginny's courtship has been "Making the Movies Jealous," it has high…
Academic Writing…

Cultured Men Healthier and Happier

25 May 201124 May 2011
A Norwegian study has suggested that people who attend cultural events are healthier and happier, and that men may benefit most. Norwegian support for the arts already stands on the assumption…
Blogging…

Random Unexpected Blog of Awesomeness

21 Apr 201121 Apr 2011
Younger son's blog idea: "It's time for your random blog of the month." I didn't know I had such a thing. He explained, "Oh, you just write about Pokemon cards…
Blogging…

“Show Me Difficult”

20 Apr 201122 Apr 2011
Werner Erhard often talks about things that exist only in language: "Show me Difficult. Whales do not find anything Difficult." And he also says something like, "I don't have 'too…
Commitment…

Anne Egros on Goal Setting in 7 Steps

18 Apr 201116 Apr 2011
Anne Egros coaches people with international careers. I enjoyed her blog post: "Quick Goal Setting in Seven Steps," especially steps 2, 3, and 4, the steps between writing down your…
Books…

Friday Flick: Do Schools Kill Creativity?

8 Apr 20119 Apr 2011
Sir Ken Robinson, author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, and The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, spoke at TED a few years ago about…
Business…

Writing and Ice Cream

28 Mar 2011
One of my youngest fans requested that I blog about ice cream. "How is ice cream related to Writers' Resort?" "Easy," he said. "Resort equals ice cream." Ah. It has…
Collaboration…

“There Will Be Rest”

19 Mar 201119 Mar 2011
Something extra today! Here's a  recording from the concert I mentioned March 7. Yes, it's a recording, not the live music experience I advocated in that previous post, but it's…

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