I opened an email from a college student this week that really struck me and ignited a somewhat dormant desire to write, so here am after, well, let’s just say a long time. As they lamented the struggles of working... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
A typical Friday evening as a 20-something single dude: Meet friends for greasy bar food. Drink copious amounts of alcohol. Sing karaoke (quite badly). Dance even worse. Lose memory. Make questionable and regretful decisions. Repeat as necessary. A typical Friday... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
Before we jump in, first a bit of context. I’m presuming some parents might stop reading at this point, wondering why in the deep-fried holy hell they would even want to introduce their kids to the horror genre. For this... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
Disclaimer: I was 5 (and a half) in 1980 and 14 (and a half) when we rang in the new year in 1990. That stated, get comfortable, because there’s a lot of ground to cover when it comes to 80s... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
Thursday, April 29, 2021. I wake up, groggy-eyed and out of it, most likely sometime near 9 or 10 AM because that’s how it is when you work from home and have an ADHD kid who won’t go to sleep... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
All too often, I’ve been in the position of either participating in or being a spectator to the following arguments: Addiction is a choice. Why should my tax dollars go toward providing rehab and therapy for someone who chose to... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
I started working on our family’s travel plans for Semester at Sea six months or so before we left the US on the adventure of a lifetime. As I pored over apps like Travelocity, Hopper, and hotels.com to try to... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
A lot has transpired in the last two weeks since I blogged here. We left Poland, had to skip traversing the Kiel Canal in Germany because of technical difficulties (with the canal, not the ship, thankfully), spent about 6 days... Continue Reading →| Josh Misner, PhD
When I was a kid, living my best parachute pants-clad life in the 1980s, I was a devout fan of Mad Magazine. My fandom, of course, was fueled primarily by my love of the cartoon, Spy vs. Spy.| Josh Misner, PhD
* The following was an invited talk held on January 15, 2025 at the Portneuf Inn of Court, Pocatello, ID Civility is a concept that starts with presuming the best from others to promote respectful …| Josh Misner, PhD
