Super Bowl Commercials

“I watch the Super Bowl for the commercials.” It’s true. I tune in to the biggest night of television to be sold. My guess is: you enjoy the commercials, too. I’ve created this survey for a little fun. Not all of us are a part of USA...

C.S. Lewis in Time Magazine (1947)

Monday, Sep. 08, 1947Don v. DevilThe lecturer, a short, thickset man with a ruddy face and a big voice, was coming to the end of his talk. Gathering up his notes and books, he tucked his hornrimmed spectacles into the pocket of his tweed jacket and picked up his...

Quote for Wednesday

There’s nothing more I want than inspiration. I love this quote.”Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”- Pablo Picasso

"Bear" Bryant, My Dad, and the Curse of Memory

If you’ve ever poked around my blog, you’ve read about my dad. He died in November, 2003. The pain I feel missing him must be similar to how an amputee feels about his missing arm.I miss him a little more than usual today. Yesterday marked the 25th...

Dead Clay, Quantity of Work, and Masterpieces

John Maxwell tells the following sotry in the book Failing Forward.The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they...