“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.”   Steve Jobs There…

I was so excited to get an advanced copy from the publisher of Mary DeMuth’s book Life in Defiance. It is the third book in a trilogy about a crime that happens in the town of Defiance, Texas. But between the dog having her puppies, gearing up for lifeguarding at the local pool and doing…

  Imagine (v) to make a mental image; form and idea or notion; create by the imagination. Last summer, Amy learned a new piece of music titled “Waterfall”. It was so captivating I had an idea that started with my favorite two words.. “What if….” I imagined taking photos of waterfalls, and then we had a…

My alarm went off at 4 a.m. It wasn’t so much that I mind getting up early, but the thought of driving Amy to San Diego to catch a plane that would take her to the other side of the world made me want to hit the snooze button- for about the next 4 years….

The other day my mother in law asked me, “Do you read anything just for pleasure?” I have stacks of newspapers and magazines. Piles of books and volumes of research material. I read all the time, but when she asked me that simple question I felt like someone who had just received a mild concussion…