When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
So I have no idea if this is actually volume 22 of funny tales from my house, but it reminds me of a little game a bunch of my teacher friends in middle school land used to play (you all know who you are). Each spring, our school would hold an outside olympic day(s) with … Continue reading TALES FROM THE HOME FRONT VOL. XXII
I think that I have finally figured out why I write each week. I tell people that it's therapeutic for me to put thoughts into words and then send them out into a place that will transcend time and space. Sounds pretty deep yeah? Bullshit. I write because it proves to me that I am … Continue reading I THINK…
I am often asked how I come up with riveting words each week. O.K., that's a huge lie. No one asks me that, but I am going to answer the question anyway because I love to hear the sound of my own voice. Most of the time, I have clear thoughts for the blog in … Continue reading DAY TO DAY TODAY
I began teaching music in the fall of 1995. The following year, I took over the small band program at the middle school with orders from the principal to "try to grow the program." Item number 354 that a college education did not prepare me for. In a school of kids grades 6-8, there was … Continue reading ONE SMALL “YES”
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