Grit and the Myth of the Lone Hero

Aug 19, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized

No one succeeds alone. We all know this at a deep level, yet we are duped by the myth that successful people achieve prominence independent of their circumstances and of other people. It’s the American Dream, that we start (should?) with absolutely nothing, with all...

Pick a number between 1 and 20

Aug 10, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized

Pick a number between 1 and 20. No matter the number you pick, the “least random number,” or the most picked number, is: 17. If you picked 17, then you guessed what today is — SMAA’s 17-year Anniversary in Longmont. August 10th, 1998 was the first day of...

So I have this friend

Jul 13, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized

So I have this friend from Kansas who refuses to take a day off. He was born on a farm and grew up working the fields and livestock every day, without fail. Miles and years removed from his childhood farm, Mike continues to work every day. He told me that he cannot go...

Summer Vacation Podcast

Jun 22, 2015 | Latest News, Podcast, Uncategorized

We have a podcast.  Actually, we’ve had a podcast for quite some time but it took me this long to figure it out. You can search Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy in iTunes and subscribe. In the meantime, you can listen directly to our Summer Vacation Episode by...

Spring Break, Recovery and Return

Apr 13, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized

I’m a big fan of rest and recovery, mostly because I work best in intense bursts of energy and creativity. Today we return to classes after Spring Break, an entire week of respite from a quarter year’s worth of effort. Spring Break is right where it...

Connect the D.O.T.S.

Mar 9, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized

When I was a kid, I used to love passing the time with books of connect the dots images/ I would take my pencil, start at #1 and draw a line to #2, #3 and so on, in numerical order, until I run out of numbers, revealing a picture of a smiling dinosaur. If I was so...

What Luck?

Mar 2, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized

I read an article about the phrase, “you’re welcome,” the latest word that means the opposite of its original usage, in the vein of bad-means-good and sick-means-great. You’re welcome is/was used as a courtesy response to and an acknowledgement of a thank you. Now,...

Un-Pause It!

Jan 5, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized

      I spend a good deal of time taxiing my kids around Boulder County, as I’m sure you can relate to. To keep the backseat squabbles in check, I decided to play the girls an audiobook on the way to school. Audible.com gave me a free gift of Anne...