“I don’t know,” I said. “Is there something you think I should make a resolution about?” I asked. “What one thing do you want me to change this year? I’ll do it.” This was just a few miles into the sixteen hour drive home from Texas. She could have said… Read More
“The B says buh,” the four-year old sings. And I’m in total agreement. It certainly does. “The B says buh,” he continues and I sing along until… “Ugly manna makes a sound. The B says buh.” I’m sure Ann and Emily could turn such a moment into something rather profound.… Read More
My dentist lives in North Carolina. Many years ago, when we first met, Tracy was a volunteer worship leader at her church and brought me there to sing and speak about Compassion International. And to clean my teeth. Four visits (I think) to Burlington later, more than 300 kids have… Read More
Peter McGraw, professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Colorado Boulder, has figured out what makes you laugh…and what doesn’t. His work has yielded a kind of grand unifying theory for all things humorous. It’s called the Benign Violation Theory. Basically, McGraw says that we laugh when we… Read More
It’s late. I’m in a conference room, my rolling chair pulled up to a serious looking wooden table. Muzak plays overhead. Mothers with Macs, faces lit by pixels, are tapping away, trying to condense the last twelve hours of laughter and tears and cross-species flirtation into a blog post. My… Read More
Shaun Groves