Education
The Nun and the Boy
She referred to him as a mystic; some of his teachers thought he was day-dreaming. She told him he was a good writer; his rhetoric instructor nearly failed him. She noted the details of the boy’s photographs that I had missed; as she, too, was from another world. Mystics see...
Conversations With Leaders: Anderson Sainci
If you recall, Anderson Sainci, C’10 & MAC ’12, published a guest post on this blog titled An Approach To Servant Leadership. An ode to his Mother, who taught him lessons of love and leadership.I was excited to invite him back for a podcast interview that turned into a wonderful...
An Interview With Dubuque Mayor Roy Buol
Listen to the interview: Watch the full interview: Jeffrey Bullock: Well, I wanna welcome all of you to this inaugural version of this vlog or this podcast, which is known as Conversations about Leadership Matters. We're doing this in response...
Getting Invited To Dinner
"God, who gets invited to dinner at your place? How do we get on your guest list?" “Walk straight, act right, tell the truth. Don’t hurt your friend, don’t blame your neighbor; despise the despicable. Keep your word, even when it costs you, make an honest living, never take a...
Strengthening Reckless Minds
Mark Lilla’s The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics is a cautionary study for all of us. Rather than an indictment of intellectuals in politics, he is more broadly examining how some of the most well-recognized philosophers of the 20th century—the smartest people on earth—so egregiously misjudged the ideological ramifications of...
George
He came into their lives over twelve years ago, a black and white bundle of energy we named George. George was our Boston terrier. He was, in a manner, the default choice of pets. Against our better judgment we nearly acquired a hamster one Saturday afternoon but, before we arrived...
Control
On July 11th, 2015, I woke to the sound of thunder. And a pit in my stomach the size of a beach ball. The previous day had been nearly perfect. 80 degrees and sunny. 18 holes of golf, tent, tables, and chairs set up, some time by the pool, and...
Doing the Brain Health Dishes
Originally published January 27, 2019 in the Cedar Rapids Gazette & the Waverly Newspapers In her Condition of the State message, Gov. Kim Reynolds noted that Iowa has invested significant resources since a 2013 redesign of mental health services and will continue to do more this year with the creation of...
In Service to Our Better Angels
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham’s recently released The Soul of America: the Battle for Our Better Angels is the source of conversation in pundit circles these days. For some, The Soul of America is a subtle critique of the Trump administration and its policies. For others, the book is a...
Clear The Path
A common relationship during the Roman Empire was that of a Patron with his Anteambulo. Often an artist, writer, or performer, the relationship consisted primarily of the Anteambulo fulfilling small tasks, delivering messages, or running errands in exchange for money, food, or favors. The literal definition of Anteambulo is ‘a...
