Gained a DaughterWhen your oldest daughter decides that she wants to marry her girlfriend you pause for a long minute. Does this mean both dads pay for the…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
Hiding Depression is my LifeDepression is a real ailment. Those who suffer from it really suffer, often silently. Not sure why there is so much shame attached to…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
Who Rescued Who?His name is Valor. He is 3 months old and mostly Labrador Retriever.Aug 4, 2022Aug 4, 2022
The 15 Year Old CarI never intended to hold onto the car for so long. It was expensive back in 2008. I had three years of car payments and after that….I could…Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022
Have you met Angel?He lives up the street with his cockatoo and his night owl wife. I walk past him every morning in the summer when I walk…Jul 29, 2022Jul 29, 2022
RetirementSThe first retirement is by far the hardest. To retire from teaching is especially difficult. Every day you got to lunch with ten other…Jul 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022
Dear Lucy Calkins,If you could see the damage your Reader/Writer Workshops do to our students you would be mortified. I started teaching my 7th and 8th…Jul 28, 20223Jul 28, 20223
The Medium Matters as Does PacingI am completely taken in by the 2016 Showtime series Billions with Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. I’m watching it in 2022 on Amazon Prime…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
Weddings…. and suchI am happy to celebrate with anyone who decides to unite in holy matrimony. Marriage truly is a huge and wonderful endeavor.Jul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022
10 Takeaways from Top Gun 2022Retirement is inevitable. When Tom Cruise has to deal with irrelevance and aging out….it is somehow a comfort.Jul 12, 2022Jul 12, 2022
