Failing Up
Life is improvisation! Observations from a regular guy who always turned left when told to go right and has spent his life with improvisation, his safe place. Exploring the relationships between crisis and creativity. Life is improv. We are all failing up!
Episodes
191 episodes
The Problem with Peace
It seems that forever we have pleaded in the words of John Lennon's song: "All We Are Saying Is Give Peace A Chance," however it does not seem possible and why? Peace is not profitable, it does not feed the greed of few to help many. So, instea...
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Season 5
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Episode 238
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16:09
Summer Stress, The Clock is Ticking.
Well, it's summer in the great northeastern portion of the United States, and that means we have 90 days to have fun damn it. Get out the boat, pack the beach, the public pools, be in denial about the pee, (there is not a red ring), fit i...
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Season 5
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Episode 237
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20:37
America's Coffee Rage
We have all heard numerous stories regarding road rage, but let me tell you I believe coffee rage is far more serious. I had the opportunity stand inside at a drive-thru coffee shop this week, and see the machine at work. There were 20 ca...
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Season 5
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Episode 236
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15:15
DOGE Ball
Well, the most powerful man in the world and the riches man in the world have broken up, and not in a pretty way. This has been a public break-up for the ages, and all in real time for real viewers. This is reality TV and it's best ...
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Season 5
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Episode 235
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14:48
Everyone is Pissed
It seems to me everyone is pissed off, whether it is on the road, in the airport, at the store, or the fast food drive thru, the world is pissed. It seems like anger has become our go to emotion. Sometimes there are real good reason...
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Season 5
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Episode 234
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15:50
Mind Game
I have had the pleasure to work at two fine Universities. Our academic institutions are the epicenters of divers thoughts, research, creativity and artistic expression. They benefit all in our society beyond their ivory covered wall...
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Season 5
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Episode 233
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17:11
Trump the Great Communicator
Before I get any farther let me make it clear I do not support the policies of the current administration on any level. I am a life long Democrat. Now, having said that I cannot deny that Do...
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Season 5
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Episode 232
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23:51
Poems, Writings of My Life
In this episode I would like to share some of the poems I have written. Well, I call them poems, not sure what others may call them. These are a reflections of the impact that events and people have had on me through the years. In s...
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Season 5
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Episode 231
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13:09
Truth Decay
In a day and age when the truth is becoming a novelty and our leaders can say what ever they want without consequences, we are indeed walking on thin ice. Those that question the message and check it for accuracy are the called fake...
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Season 5
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Episode 230
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13:31
Fresh Cut Grass
After a long cold snowy winter in the Northeastern part of the United States, there is nothing better than the aroma of fresh cut grass to let you know spring has arrived. This magical fragrance transforms me into a different time, memori...
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Season 5
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Episode 229
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11:10
Faith no Fear
As a week of celebration for an extraordinary leader and pastor, Pope Francis, the peoples Pope comes to an end, I am once again overwhelmed with the power and peace for faith. Not faith defined by a certain denomination or particul...
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Season 5
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Episode 228
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12:51
Scary Easter Bunny
Unlike Santa Clause the Easter Bunny is an animal. While growing up and still to this day when I see Santa in the mall, at brunch, or ringing a bell on the street I can make the connection, he is a nice plump man with a beard. The E...
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Season 5
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Episode 227
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13:15
Convenience vs. Community
In our current day, I can run errands, go to work, and visit the doctor without any real interpersonal interaction. I get gas with my card at the pump, bank at the ATM, groceries at the self checkout line, telemedicine with the doctor, Zo...
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Season 5
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Episode 226
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9:45
Fifteen Items or Less!
Well, let me tell you back in my younger days if there was a rule to be broken, I broke it. Tell me to go right and I go left. Now that I am in the Autumn of my life, (ok early autumn like Labor Day) I find myself obsessed with cert...
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Season 5
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Episode 225
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11:28
GOAT Obsession
Our society seems to be obsessed with who or what is the GOAT, greatest of all time, in what ever category you want to pick. Greatest, band, basketball player, quarterback, late night host, it goes on and on. These discussions ...
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Season 5
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Episode 224
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11:49
The Drive-Thru
As I find myself rushing from point A to point B, there are times I think I'll just stop at a drive-thru and grab something to eat. As I approach the drive-thru I see a long line of car just waiting and herding through. It the...
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Season 5
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Episode 223
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13:23
Essential Workers, Always Essential
Five years ago we went into lock down. All except for the "essential workers". Those selfless heroes at times taken for granted until a crisis occurs and they rise to the occasion. In this case, nurses, doctors, truck dri...
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Season 5
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Episode 222
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11:27
The Fish Fry
One sure sign that spring is around the corner and winter is melting away is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. This is season where the "Fish Fry" rules! I love going to the local fish fry's in church basements or cafet...
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Season 5
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Episode 221
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10:34
Green Beer
Pennsylvania has Punxsutawney Phil, to forecast when spring will arrive, New Orleans has Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, heck we even have lent, all to let us know that spring is on the way. In the central part of New York State, USA, in city na...
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Season 5
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Episode 220
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12:48
Snowy, Cozy Comfort Food, Sunday
Unlike the "Dog Days" of summer we are now in the "Dead of Winter" here in the northeastern portion of the United State. February in Upstate, NY, cold and snowy, dark and cozy. Yes, cozy. Nothing liked a grey snowy Sunday to p...
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Season 5
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Episode 219
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13:36
Valentine's Day Massacre
I despise Valentine's Day! It's a holiday of pressure, stress, forced love, and embarrassment. Designed to kick start sales and post holiday spending in the dead of winter. Ok, I have a few issues that have never been resolved...
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Season 5
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Episode 218
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14:03
1000 "Likes" And All Alone
The United States Surgeon General reported earlier this year that loneness is at a all time high. How can the be in a world that is so connected by technology. A world that is connected yet disconnected. Where communications on platforms ...
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Season 5
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Episode 217
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10:37
Reality TV Our New Reality
Reality TV has crossed over into the real world. Values are based on entertainment, voting is a ratings war, and fantasy valued over facts. Of course it is not a reality program, and it is not my intend to demean the genre by compar...
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Season 5
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Episode 216
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13:38