arts – MUSOFYR

Let’s Art!

I saw this as the headline and beginning of a New York Times article and wanted to spread the word of this approach my endorsement.

I heard an interview with the outgoing Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy during which he spoke about his parting prescription for Americans. When faced with a choice between “the status quo, marked by pain, disconnection, and division” and “a different path—one of joy, health, and fulfillment, where we turn toward each other instead of awayContinue reading “A Positive Prescription”

Hand Me the Whiteboard…

Every time someone starts an in-depth explanation of something, or I need to explain something that requires a variety of steps, I ask for “the whiteboard.” I assume at that point that only a detailed diagram will be able to provide any sensical explanation. I always needed a whiteboard when I covered one of theContinue reading “Hand Me the Whiteboard…”

Don’t Tell Me I Can’t

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? One of the quickest ways to encourage me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it, or to speak the more passive phrase, “it can’t be done.” That’s precisely the motivation I’ve often needed to accomplish a goal. ItContinue reading “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t”

Who?

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. Let me start out by mentioning professional athletes I know. Um, yes, give me a moment. Wait… Uhhhh… Okay, so I don’t follow any professional sport. I know some athletes’ names from news stories (winning Wimbledon, imprisoned for dog fighting, that sort of thing), orContinue reading “Who?”

It’s a Game

What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? Growing up I played the old favorites: Monopoly, Parcheesi, and Uno. When Chess became a big thing, I played a lot of it—and I became pretty good at it, though I seem to have lost that ability now. For awhile I enjoyed Backgammon, but never hadContinue reading “It’s a Game”

Camping?!

Have you ever been camping? The word “camping” elicits two responses from me: 1) Drag queens frolicking on a stage. Or is that campy? 2) Being outside in an uncontrolled temperature environment, sleeping on hard ground in a tent while being eaten alive by insects. Since I assume #2 is what the prompt is referringContinue reading “Camping?!”

Sports?

What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most? I’ve been trying to respond to these prompts daily in order to be able to write a little each day. This one will be brief for two reasons: 1) the space at on my iPad keyboard has stopped working and I’m on my phone for this,Continue reading “Sports?”

In My Neighborhood

How would you improve your community? I’ve lived in a number of different places, and currently reside in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood: Latrobe, PA. Like so many towns in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, it sprang up because of industry and railroad access, flourished for awhile, and then became depressed. Now it has some new businesses set inContinue reading “In My Neighborhood”