Substituting for the President
In the fall of 1975 I received a call from the Michigan Petroleum Association. President Gerald Ford had promised when he was a Michigan Senator that he would be their banquet speaker at their upcoming […]
Avoiding Hell
When asked for his definition of hell one brilliant, talented, fantastic achiever I encountered said, “Hell is a place where you are shown all of the awesome talents and abilities and opportunities to use what […]
Thinking In Music
“I did not come to my fundamental understanding of the universe through my rational mind. I often think in music.” Albert Einstein When I read that quote it started me thinking about how many […]
Gratefulness
Did you ever get just so grateful about something or somebody that the joy just came out in a big smile. It is a bit like getting into a laughing situation where you just can’t […]
Using Your Talents
In 1976, fairly early in my creative career I had the honor of making a presentation at Buffalo University’s Creative Problem Solving Institute on the topic “Humor and Creativity.” My mentor, Herb True, PhD who […]
Safety Pins and Memories
I was cleaning out a drawer upstairs in my music room when I came upon two boxes of Swan Safety Pins. ½ Great Gross in each box. They were manufactured in Shanghai, China. Two boxes, […]
Being Touched
Here’s a message I received just a few days ago. “Comment: It was about 50 years ago in Battle Creek that my mom and I went to one of your creative writing classes. I’ve always […]
Communicating
The lady who proof reads this newsletter just might go crazy with this article. If you can read the following, you have a strange mind, like mine. Only 55 people out of 100 can. I […]