Speedo Race Donors
The 2024 Santa Speedo Run was an awesome success, thanks to the incredible generosity of my donors. Thank you for your support!
The PMP Exam
Travis— where have you been?! I recently passed the PMP certification exam (and a few more). Here is a Q&A for all the future PMPs. I’ve been busy!
This “New” Year
When we take on a new year, do we move too quickly from those that have already passed? So much is unresolved.
Things Too Late
They say, “it’s never too late.” I don’t believe that because really that’s not true. In fact, it can be too late for many things.
Be Prepared
Preparation in the performing arts is the key to longevity in this career. Guest author, Lloyd Reshard Jr.
When We Feel Seen
If you really want to see a cross section of American community, then sit in any Chicago McDonald’s dining room for half an hour.
The Healing Place
Do you ever feel like running— more like running away, towards something you need but might not necessarily understand?
Fear: A Reflection
Fear in the arts is not reserved for stage fright alone. A black person in this profession can feel alone and fearful. Guest author, Lloyd Reshard Jr.
Fear is a Station
Common among each of us and possessed within is a route of stations, individual places where we have taken refuge.
When Do I Feel Free?
Liberty is something I have to actively seek out daily, maybe even hourly. And it is a feeling that I rarely achieve consistently. Guest author, Adrienne Walker.
Liberty and Privilege
Liberation is nothing without access to the tools necessary to utilize it. It isn’t, of course. But, that’s how it feels. Guest author, Brenda Marie Turner.
The Grateful Burden
Do you ever miss something but if you try to describe it it obscures? The more you say about it, in fact the more it erodes.
Laughter is Freedom
They say, we should be happy that some things in life don’t cost. They’re right.
Screech: Bayside’s Underdog
The best thing about an underdog is that we can all identify with one at some point... [Photo: @sinkdraws]
I got a COVID-19 test
Pandemic life ain’t easy. I want to assume most of us— definitely not all— are trying our best to make it through the stress of shopping, public transit…
when: Trevor Noah scared me, twice
I didn’t see Trevor all afternoon. This was dumb because his greenroom was basically a converted bar area with a few privacy curtains…