• Unbeaten: The 1964 Madison Football Dodgers – the Season That Changed Everything

    ByWayne Willis

    The Madison High School football team of 1964—anchored by the Class of 1965, supported by underclassmen, and guided by an extraordinary coaching staff—achieved something no Dodger team had ever done: They finished a season undefeated and untied.

    It wasn’t an easy road. The path was marked by critical injuries, dramatic turning points, and pressure-packed moments that could fill a TV miniseries. Yet this team endured, pushed forward, and triumphed—bound by a commitment to each other, their coaches, their families, and their town.

    This is their story—told through contemporaneous newspaper accounts, surviving game films, and the firsthand recollections of the players who lived it. It is dedicated to their teammates, including those who are no longer with us. It is a story of teamwork, perseverance, and shared will.

  • How Best To Learn

    ByWayne Willis

    I’m a big fan of Nicky Case’s work.  She is a hard-to-describe creator, making online simulations, zines, tools (e.g., Nutshell – a tool to make expandable explanations), simulators, etc.) as well as giving talks, offering YouTubes, etc. She created a few things that addressed, in a brilliant synthesis of available cognitive science on the question,…

  • Directory of Laser Talks

    ByWayne Willis

    Citizens’ Climate Lobby has an intranet for members.  It has a lot of great reference material.   Here is a representative sample.  If you want to read any of them, just join Citizens’ Climate Lobby (no cost, no duties) and login to the “Community” intranet (https://community.CitizensClimateLobby.org) What are Laser Talks? Just as a laser is powerful…

  • Chapala Bus from Ajijic to Guadalara

    ByWayne Willis

    There are two classes of service: Servicio Plus (aka “Chapala Plus” or “Directo” service). This is express service on cushy, air conditioned busses that make limited stops between Ajijic and the old bus station in southeastern Guadalara — the “Central Vieja” (map).  Running time: about 60 minutes.  Cost 65 pesos. Servicio Regular (aka “Regular Service”…

  • Welcome, Sofia Mae Willis!

    ByWayne Willis

    Sofia Mae Willis was born on December 3, 2023, my fifth grandchild … another beautiful, healthy, smart girl. She comes from a long line of independent-minded, beautiful, and intelligent women, including her Mom and the women on her father’s side. Here are some ancestors who share her middle name, from her father’s side of the family. As soon as I can, I’ll add more slides to document her mother’s side!