Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. When I was a kid, I had a great interest in science. For Christmas I would get a telescope, a microscope, a chemistry set—the science interest du année—all sorts of things to expand my knowledge. As I grew older, the gifts became more intangible. Going outContinue reading “The Gift That Keeps On…Well, You Know…”
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Delete Files(s): Yes or No?
Do you need a break? From what? When I moved from my three-story (plus basement) brick Victorian house, I sold many things, I gave away much, but still had a great deal of items I didn’t want to part with. Since I was moving in with someone, there wasn’t room for it all, and soContinue reading “Delete Files(s): Yes or No?”
Mission and Passion
What is your mission? In a bad poem, the two words of the title of this post might be thought to rhyme. While I would not try to force that onto any of my verse, I do think the two terms go hand in hand. I’ve often mentioned how, when meeting students at college campusContinue reading “Mission and Passion”
Upload My Mind for Another Lifetime
One of the things I’ve lately lamented is that all my memories and experiences will simply be lost and vanish when I die. I am trying for some immortality with my books, blog, and podcasts. Also, I’ve said in the past that my students are my legacy, though that technically expires in one generation. WhatContinue reading “Upload My Mind for Another Lifetime”
Instincts We Trust
Do you trust your instincts? I always try to embed a joke, hidden meaning, or odd allusion when I coin my post titles. Get it—“coin”? To address this prompt, I have to first define instincts for a human. Are they some sort of manifestation of extra-sensory perception? (That’s “spidey sense” for you Marvel fans.) OrContinue reading “Instincts We Trust”
Meta-Meata
What foods would you like to make? Sometimes I approach these prompts from a 3rd-person perspective, using them merely as a jumping-point for my blog entry. Other times, I feel the need to go meta and comment on the prompt before diving in. Today is the latter, when I have to ask, “Do you meanContinue reading “Meta-Meata”
Adaptation Question
Do you have any collections? Today’s prompt reminds me of the film Adaptation. which I used to show to my playwrighting students. In it, one character asks another, “Do you collect anything?” and goes off on his history of collecting. In my time I have collected coins (not worth anything other than face value), comicContinue reading “Adaptation Question”
Play Post Mortem
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? This post may not quite answer the prompt, but I’ll pretend I’m a politician and answer the question I want to. I’ve often linked my theatre production process to the scientific method. I’d come up with a hypothesis, which is my directorialContinue reading “Play Post Mortem”
Can I get a little STEAM?
Not steampunk. Not this time at least, although it has been a recurring theme for me: my theatre production of Birth of Merlin used this aesthetic, and of course, my novel Watchers of the Dawn is aptly subtitled A Steampunk Adventure. Here I am referring to the addition of Art to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering,Continue reading “Can I get a little STEAM?”
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