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...