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A splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Don’t Miss the Message
Don't miss the message. Otherwise, you might get bit by a snake. Where I live, it's a real warning, not merely a metaphor. I took the photo of this sign. Several other signs like this were through the park. Copperheads are the biggest, but not only threat. This isn't...

Rudy Trendl
That's my late dad, Rudy Trendl. More of a joke teller than witty, but as you can see, he had a smile ready to go. Here, he's celebrating his 80th birthday, some eight months before he died. He helped me professionally without realizing it. As founder and head coach...
Writing Through Thinking
WRITING TIP: I often write before I touch a keyboard. When I'm working with a client, I listen. I try to learn their voice and their message. Then I write the speech in my head. Actually, I don't write it. I deliver it to an imaginary audience. I'll speak...
On Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. I don't know if he cares... or if he doesn't. We've never chatted. It is what it is. I'm a writer. Things like that catch my eye. What I like about it -- Bob getting the award -- is it caused a new look at his old work...
Reviewing Poetry Translations
Reviewing Poetry Translations Years back, I reviewed a number of translations: Hungarian-translated-into-English books. Mostly poetry. While I feel comfortable reviewing poetry in English, I realized how important to know Hungarian culture and history is. I know bits...
Language: Cussing, Swearing, and University Pastimes Involving the F-Bomb
Freshman year at Illinois State University... I redefined myself. Wasn't the first time I rebuilt my image, but the previous time, I fell into myself. No control. This time, I was in charge. I was smart, taking literature courses, I read Kerouac, Ginsberg, men of...
Rock Out To Creativity
As AC/DC sings, "For those about to rock, we salute you." I say, rock out and be free. Creativity is about controlled freedom. And it's about controlling freedom. Organizing it. Curating it. And it's about being free from control. All of that at once. As paradoxical...
In the News: Shepard Alumni Wants You
As the director of the Alan B. Shepard High School Alumni Association, I'm published in Patch. Shepard Alumni Wants You We are looking for alumni. Not just any alumni, but alumni from Alan B. Shepard High School. We've got events, humor, and a section for those who...
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