What the World Needs Now

Burt Bacharach declared it was what the world needed now. The Beatles said it was all you needed. Elton John asked if you could feel it tonight. And Foreigner wanted to know what it was. Turns out Hugh Grant was right: love actually is all around us. Love comes in many different forms, shapes and [...]

Expert Opinion

Apparently, I am the holder of an expert opinion and am completely qualified to speak to people about all the awesome things I know. Earlier this week, a former grad school professor had me (and a few others) come to speak to his current class about all the wonderful things in the “real” world. I’ve [...]

Never Give Up! Never Surrender!

In the brilliant 1999 film, Galaxy Quest, one of the oft-repeated taglines was “Never give up! Never surrender!” It’s a great tagline, especially when dealing with aliens, rock monsters and the unknown possibilities of the Omega 13. But it’s a pretty good philosophy for the rest of us to have as well. How many times [...]