I Arm-Wrestled my Daddy and I Won!

Among my young memories are arm-wrestling matches with my father. I’d say somewhere between first and fifth grade we would occasionally arm-wrestle at the kitchen table. Whether I’m accurately remembering the exact nature of these playful activities I will never know. Like many old recollections, they seem to be in glimpses in our mind’s eye and since this was not a one-time arm-wrestling contest, the number of variations in my mind remains! I can recall him teaching me the rules...

Vocal Fry and Explaining the “Theyby”

I came across something on YouTube tonight, and as I carefully listened to this interesting interview, I began to wonder, “Is that vocal fry that I am hearing?” I mean, I am not certain. And, of course, the evolution or quality of our voice and speech patterns is a complex thing. I certainly would not want to question someone’s natural vocal sound. I suppose I just find intentional (learned behavior) vocal fry irritating. And, it sounds so painful. Nevertheless, I...

I Hereby Beckon the Magnetic Pull of Needless Problems to Keep Coming My Way!!!

It’s a crazy crazy world…every day we are all bombarded with stuff that is increasingly embedded in technological and other processes beyond our control! And then, we are expected to just absorb it all…with stoic calmness…lol…. It’s been a humdinger of a week…actually in the past month I’ve probably lost at least a good solid forty hours (in small and large increments, of course…) on a seemingly senseless (and seemingly endless) stringed series of…um…mistakes and…um… “complications.” Here’s to…a four day...