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One of the college classes I took while completing my degree in theater was a group voice lesson. Most of us were experienced musically, but there were a couple of students who were considered non-singers because of their inability to—sing! When it was their turn, they stood next to the piano, moving their mouths, but all that anyone heard was the accompanying music.

“Sing badly!” the instructor told them, explaining how their fear of sounding bad rendered them incapable of making any sound at all. The students took the suggestion and began to sing—badly of course, but at least they had a place to start.

It’s interesting that I would pick a metaphor that represents one of the few things that I can do well—sing. I suppose I could call my site “doing math badly,” but then everyone would think my blog was about numbers—well, wrong numbers—and no one would want to read it. In my blogs I hardly ever even mention math. Instead I talk about other things that I do badly and I think that’s a good place to start.