Spank Me Seth Godin!
Seth Godin is one of my very favorite voices in the world today. He’s a Thought Leader who has written an obscene number of books, he blogs daily and he’s a TED superstar. The essence of his message is this: … Continued
Color Me Delighted!
I’ve been lucky enough to spend some time in the wild and wonderful, multi-cultural swirl that is India. People in India are not afraid of color. It’s everywhere and I love it. Wearing color is a gift. As long as … Continued
Way to go, Jews!
Recently, I attended the Bat Mitzvah of a good friend’s daughter. For those who don’t know, a Bat Mitzvah, is celebrated when a Jewish girl turns 12. The equivalent for boys is called a Bar Mitzvah and happens when … Continued
My Ass-Kicking Great Grandmother
This is my great-grandmother. Her name was Florence Bates. She was an astonishingly courageous human being. Born in 1888, Florence became one of the first woman lawyers in Texas in 1912. That would be a full eight years before women could even vote. In 1912, she got … Continued
Thank You, My Groovy Friend
Thank you, My Groovy Friend. For your smooth moves, For your sweet grooves, For shaking your booty as only you can. In this whole wide world, My Groovy Friend, only you have that booty. So if you don’t shake that … Continued
Mistakes = New Possibilities
If you make a mistake, do it twice. – Jazz Saying Improv is often called the Jazz of theater. And a central premise of both art forms is to embrace mistakes as gifts. In both Jazz and Improv, the … Continued
Courage is a Muscle – Use it or Lose it
And given that courage is a muscle, you strengthen it the same way you strengthen any muscle – you use it. And the very funnest way I know to work your courage muscle is by doing Improv. (Yes, Grammar Police, … Continued
Improv – The Ultimate Multi-tool
So, you know these jobbies? This is called a multi-tool. These are the thingies that People-Who-Can-Fix-Things have tucked into the little side pocket of their Carharts, ready to provide the exact tool for doing what needs to be done; everything … Continued
Learn to Love Your Incompetence!
The biggest challenge of attempting anything new is that when you first begin, you are pretty much guaranteed to be inept, clumsy and just plain-old terrible at whatever it is. Take for instance, me, this morning. This morning I tried … Continued
On the Occasion of My Dog’s Birthday
Happy Birthday, to my beloved Cockapoo, Marty. I have opted to write a blog post about Marty because: I am officially one of those nutty dog people who cares a lot about their pooch’s birthday. Come on, look at that … Continued