Do you remember the 2009 movie Julie and Julia? It intertwined Julia Child’s story (played by Meryl Streep) of her start in the cooking profession with blogger Julie Powell’s story (played by Amy Adams) of a self-imposed challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book. Julie dared herself to do it. Based on…
I was in the middle of the mosh pit at the Village People concert at Riot Fest in Chicago. Someone shouted, “DEATH WALL!” The crowd divided down the middle and then surged toward each other full-force ahead in an adult, Viking-like rendition of Red Rover. A crowd surfer flailed by overhead, leaving a bruise as…
Learn, Do Something New before Summer Ends With kids home and vacations and nice weather beckoning outside the windows, the end of summer may be a welcome hearkening to buckle down and get back to work. Why not take advantage of the “extra space” of summer to get out of your comfort zone and…