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Indiana Love Song
I was younger, more joyfully naïve. I didn’t look at my watch, or check the weather. I was teaching college, living on my own, and burned through my short paycheck... Read more
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Pumpkin Face
Faces are infinitely interesting topo maps contoured by bones, fatty bits, orifices, and sensible sensory inputs that create an phenomenal ecosystem for flooding or farming, all within such a remarkably... Read more
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Character Costume
My love of fall began as a kid with the anticipation of costumes, trick or treating and the subsequent sugar highs. Carving jagged-tooth jack o-lanterns with my family, turning out... Read more
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My Creature From The Black Lagoon, or The Fun of Terror
Stephen King is a favorite among my students, for obvious reason. His stories are fast and often a little dirty, dealing with monsters and pop-culture. And, his stories are human.... Read more
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The Name for Each Age: A Lesson in Korean Culture and Confucianism
Share I recently traveled to New York City for a speaking engagement. In preparation, rather than sitting in my hotel room memorizing my speech, I went for a manicure and pedicure... Read more
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Emerging Notions of “Capital” – Integrating Human and Social
Share This isn’t the post I wanted to write. I wanted to write about the ways in which value, distributed through digital platforms, creates new opportunities to develop human capital or social capital... Read more
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Let the Queen Have Her Party and Her Tea, Too
Share As I read the latest news about the American foreclosure crisis; I also read about the latest project for the Future of Money… This is no coincidence. Everyone who cares... Read more
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(Archive) Why College Football Will Save the US Economy
On a cold January evening in 1984 in Omaha, I slammed my bedroom door shut and began bawling my eyes out. All because a guy dropped an oblong ball on... Read more
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(Archive) Untitled [A Colorful Man]
Once upon a time in a windy city, I had a best friend named Doug who made the most amazing lentil curry, sometimes snorted when he laughed and liked to... Read more
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(Archive) “LA, LA, LA, LA, LA…I Can’t Hear You!”
Share Some days, if I close my eyes and listen real close, I can actually hear them. Hundreds and thousands of tiny voices buzzing in unison – a sound not unlike... Read more
