Chasing Ideas

August 27, 2025–I must take a pause here to acknowledge hitting a milestone: This month marks the 20th anniversary of writing these Full House columns. For those counting, that is 1040 original columns with never a missed week. Even during a 10-day stay in ICU,...

The Art Concealed

June 18, 2025 Ovid: If the art is concealed, it succeeds. I’ve been contemplating where this statement manifests in our world. For me, it is music. My go-to example of “less is more” is drums. Whenever I listen to a group I’ve not heard before, I notice if I notice...

What Would Grandpa Do?

June 11, 2025–Maybe the solution to all our so-called modern problems is this: Live like your great grandparents lived. Not literally, but metaphorically. Recently our power went off and it got me to thinking again about how our ancestors coped. Let’s just go back 150...