May 12, 2025 A few weeks back I received an unexpected call from an alum who currently lives and works in Cincinnati, OH. She and her...

44yrs ago, I became a member of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (1981-1982). One of the reasons I auditioned for the company was...

An Argo & Lucca Happy New Year CyberCard! [click on the link] https://youtu.be/Q4d76yxRV1I

Or: Body Whack-A-Mole #6 Pt. 2 September 29, 2024 RD #1917 Operation Eagle-Eye: Vision Quest: an accurate description for what I’m...

Monday September 4, 2024 Retirement Day #1892 Don't get me wrong, I dearly love harvest time - but it is September 4, and at this point,...

Tues. August 14, 2024 Retirement Day #1872 Several years ago, I wrote a blog about how, at the age of 7, my myopia was discerned,...

June 3, 2024 Retirement Day #1800 “World Death Rate Holding Steady at 100%” – Headline from The Onion, Jan. 22, 1997 None Of Us Gets Out...

My brothers and I stayed with Uncle Stu and Aunt Tommy when Mom gave birth to my sister. The day also happened to be Easter. To preoccupy...

Retirement Day #1700 One week ago today, Holland, MI witnessed a unique celebration at Hope College. Over 250 Dancers of all ages,...

Retirement Day # 1602: This is a little awkward – I don’t want to brag, but…. Yesterday morning I woke up feeling rested, light, content,...

Four years retired and yet, at the end of July, a deep tug still pesters my gut: “school is just around the corner tick-tock-tick-tock.”...

Stuck home with the COVID & having a little fever fox fun: https://youtu.be/VtSLX9GFewA

Retirement Day #1414- homage for Mother's Day This seemed like the right day to post a fable of unconditional parental love. A...

Retirement Day #1351 Tonight, Dance 49, the annual showcase dance concert presented for the last (can you guess?) 49 years by the Hope...

Retirement Day #1344 [A Soapbox Moment] Tennessee is officially restricting "adult cabaret performances" — which it defines as including...

The other day someone asked why I track the days of my retirement. I considered the possible responses- everything from "it's a countdown"...

Retirement Day #1321 The morning breeze chilled the dank woods where melting snow darkened the tree trunks to black. A keenness defined...

Just in time for Valentine's Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktGA_jiDIEo

A little late, but all sincere: https://youtu.be/JvSJtMF_SmI

Sunday January 30, 2023 Retirement Day #1310 Salt of the Earth My life has been brined lately. My horse, StarBucks, developed an abscess...