Last week I completed what will most likely be my last session of Improv classes. I started these a year ago on a whim. It was a blast. Four quarters and 3 levels later we wrapped up our last showcase and our last class. The first level, Improv 101, was mostly introductory exercises which laid the groundwork for strong Improv. We learned concepts like CROW: Character, Relationship, Objective, and Where (location). We practiced making up characters on the spot, establishing th

I have become aware of a possible image problem this blog might have. I get it. A blog about failure sounds like a total buzzkill

In many (but not all) hospitals, the physicians on staff attend the “Morbidity and Mortality Reports” conference. This is usually a weekly o

Hopefully by now those of you following along have gotten a sense of where I'm going with this blog...

I am a fraud. A fake. A poser. Who the hell am I? Where do I get off spouting off about failure?

With this blog think of me as the permanent resident of this oasis, maybe the merchant who runs the trading post. Inside my small but well-d