I went to the movie theater last Sunday afternoon (Project Hail Mary — highly recommend). Online, it said the movie was scheduled to start at 4:30 pm, so like dutiful citizens, we got to our seats at 4:28. “Perfect timing,” I thought, silently patting myself on the back for timing things so nicely. “Just in … Continue reading CMEpalooza Coming Attractions

Over the course of the last 12 months, I have read a variety of books and watched several documentaries about the career arcs of successful singers/bands from the 1970s-80s. REM, Billy Joel, Chicago, Carly Simon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linda Ronstandt, and others. While every one of these has their own story and unique twists, … Continue reading The Career Arc of CMEpalooza

Imagine it’s late 1991. You’re sitting in the driver’s seat of your used Mazda RX-7 in the 7-Eleven parking lot, sucking on the straw of your Big Gulp filled with ice cold Orange Crush, which you bought to calm yourself down after you accidentally dropped your Queensrÿche Empire cassette on the ground and clumsily trod … Continue reading A Very Gen X Post About MAPS

This is a continuation of our special AUA: IME Supporter Edition from earlier this week. Click here to view Part 1. As a reminder, if you have an issue (professional or personal) you would like help with, click here to submit your question(s). We like offering advice and people seem to enjoy hearing our opinions (we … Continue reading Ask Us Anything: IME Supporter Edition (Part 2)

It’s time for the March edition of Ask Us Anything, and we are doing things a little differently this time around. Last month at the 2026 Alliance Annual Conference, I moderated a session called A Method to Our Madness: The Strategy Behind Grant Review with a panel of four other grant supporters: Amanda Kaczerski, Annette … Continue reading Ask Us Anything: IME Supporter Edition (Part 1)