In promotion of the release of the Peanuts Movie two years ago, 20th Century Fox put a voice-changing machine on their website where you could record and phrase and it would convert it to sound like the “wha, wha, wha” voice of Charlie Brown’s teacher. I’d link the page here, but sadly they have taken … Read more
Many parents tell their children to be nice to friends or siblings. That’s good training, but what does it mean to be nice? On the surface it seems we are asking children to be polite and not mistreat others. Often, however, nice implies that I act in a way that pleases the other person. The … Read more
I spend a lot of time on the road these days and while I like traveling by car because of the solitude it affords; mind-wandering time is not always that helpful for me. When my mind wanders I tend to think through anticipated conversations. You know what that’s like, right? This practice is especially true … Read more