No Excuse for Boredom

When I was a kid, I really hated waiting rooms. I’m just old enough to have grown up without the constant presence of smartphones and iPads and all that. We…

Inspiration by Watsky

“I know I should be grateful/I know I’m good and able/but I don’t have the strength to get up from the kitchen table.” These lyrics from Watsky’s song “Hey, Asshole”…

Rock on

We study with music. We drive with music. We work out, dance, cook, take the bus, walk the dog and clean the house, all while listening to music. Most of…

Newsroom consumption

I have a habit—good or bad, I’m not sure—of watching something not for the plot, but for a specific person involved. It’s my way of providing support, I suppose, and…

How You Tell a Story

It is a truth universally acknowledged that adaptation is a key to survival. We adapt, or we die. I would argue that all things must adapt, or be adapted, to…