[Feeling Grateful] November 23, 2025 Retirement Day #2316 “Anything forced or misunderstood can never be beautiful.” –Xenophon [350B.C.] I was asked the other day “why dressage?” in reference to one of my more passionate retirement pursuits. Some people get 2 nd  homes, boats, go on cruises…. I got a horse. At first, it was about continuing a subtle connection with my daughter, who, in her teen years, rode and showed her horse StarBuck  [a Lippitt Morgan who, ironically enoug

11/10/2025 Retirement Day #2303 Last weekend I attended the H2 dance concert at the Knickerbocker Theater in Holland, MI. The performance was remarkable thanks to a strong senior class of dancers presenting with qualitative range and technical capacity. The tap, jazz/hip-hop and contemporary choreography was entertaining and satisfying. It was delightfully nostalgic to see Ray Tadio’s “Chandra Duet #1” again – a powerful work originally created 20 [WHAT?!?] years ago and per

[based on true-ish events]   Introduction: This is the story of how a horse who was ghosted and a woman who was a ghost before her time found each other on that backroad between the Living and the Lost. Like all good ghost stories, it begins with tragedy and a curse.   I.          Tragedy: Exit, Love Part a:   Moon was a beautiful pearl-gray Morgan-Andalusian crossbreed - a rare breed with a rarer coat color that shimmers in the sunlight and disappears in the muffled white da

Dedicated to Judy, Billy & Max Retirement Day #2251 Introduction Classes began  at Hope College last week and, for the 7 th year, I’m...

08/01/2025 Retirement Day #2222 M. Linda Graham   Several Years ago, I wrote a blog about the “why” behind my counting of retirement days...

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...