Dale Keiger is the former editor of Johns Hopkins Magazine. He has had a 45-year career as a writer and essayist, publishing more than 2,500 pieces in publications as sundry as The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, the MLB All-Star Game Program, and Motorcycle Dealer News. He was on the staff of Johns Hopkins Magazine for 26 years and was the author of the blog UMagazinology. He recently embarked on a series of creative endeavors under the rubric The 10,000 Days Project (www.dalekeiger.net), and in October published an anthology of profiles titled The Man Who Signed the City, available at your local Amazon. His favorite sport is soccer and his favorite sound is a cocktail shaker.