30 Life Lessons

I know I am in the middle of 30 Life Lessons, but my mind is not in that space today. As the sole content creator for this blog, I figured I […]

The task was simple. Drive three and half hours north to Potsdam, pick up Steph after an event in the music building at Crane (SUNY Potsdam), and drive her back

For many years, Thankception was the high point of the fall. Some of you reading this may call it “Friendsgiving,” but in our circle, it was Thankception, and the story

I completed my undergraduate degree in Potsdam, NY. For those unfamiliar with New York State’s landscape, the Adirondack Mountains are in the north-central part of the state—a breathtakingly beautiful area

I have done a great deal of music theater in my lifetime. I have acted, directed, run sound, run lights, and produced. I even choreographed a middle school production. It

Having children does something to you. It takes a normally reasonably intelligent person and causes them to do impressively foolish things. This was undoubtedly true leading up to and immediately

As a twelve-year-old, I had a reasonably well-developed skill for figuring out what annoyed people and using it to cause trouble. Perhaps all kids that age have that figured out,

I have done most of my car repairs for most of my adult life. Part of the reason is financial. While I could usually scrape together the funds for parts,

I was recently reminded of this story (and several others) by a dear friend. I am not telling you the exact one she suggested, but another one from then. Thank

I went into college as a freshman with a laser focus. I was going to become a music teacher. I decided on this path in high school, and it remained