Tag: connection

I Was Not Born to Floss

Artists/Creativity

Not long ago, 14-year-old Russell Horning, a.k.a. “The Backpack Kid”, originated a dance called “The Floss.” It’s a catchy little move sequence in which your straightened arms swing back and forth across your body while your hips move in a quick pendulum motion. When the dance first got popular, I asked my daughter to teach...

The Walls are Coming Down

Artists/Creativity

In 1989, I sat in front of my television and watched in awe as the Berlin Wall “came down.”  I had visited the Wall two years before during my college journey across Europe and found it to be such an oppressive site. When it tumbled, it felt as if the whole world was being reborn,...