When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
I was in grade 7. This was the first time in my life that I had multiple teachers. We were grouped into 'teams' of kids and this was junior high. The big time. Six elementary schools all merged into one building from all over town. New friends, rotating schedule of classes and something called Unified … Continue reading 1985-86
I have been traveling, spending time off screen and with my family and friends. I thank those of you who have checked on me making sure that I am ok. I am more than ok. Recently, I floated in Crystal Lake for a few hours in the sun, I helped develop and present a bunch … Continue reading The 4th of July
So, let me start with this. HERE is a fun website to see how your elected local official in New Hampshire voted on issues that matter to you. It's a trove of information that I think you should know. Politics is local right? If everyone is paying attention, even the local officials need to let … Continue reading ETHICS OF RECIPROCITY
Dear Dad It's been a long time since I have written. Apologies. As you know, I have been pretty busy over here with several projects and getting ready to make mom a grandmother for the second time. My wife is feeling good as we approach the November due date. I know you will be keeping … Continue reading DEAR DAD (1)
The title is a reference to someone passing. Yeah you read that correctly. What the hell does death have to do with lasagna? Welcome to today's lesson. Just like I used to tell my students: I'm not going to teach you WHAT to think, I'm attempting to teach you HOW to think. Today, let's think … Continue reading AFTER THE LASAGNA
Seriously. I want to talk turkey here. Real turkey, with a dialect and everything. Specifically, a New England dialect with a dollop of western New Hampshire woods and a smattering of fright from the axe of a Pilgrim. Each version of my wife is lovable and anyone who is in a relationship will tell you … Continue reading LET’S TALK TURKEY
You know that sound and feeling you get when cracking a knuckle on purpose? The little pop and a split second sensation of something inside your finger adjusting? It felt like that, but two muffled pops, a half spin as I tried to brace myself with my arms on an large instrument case, and I … Continue reading Early Days
Recently I was asked what keeps me awake at night. This question was posed to me in a group setting. Although the atmosphere was jovial, the question was anything but. As I listened to various people answer I noticed that some people fluffed off the question, while others spoke about themselves, but not one of … Continue reading It Keeps Me Awake
“Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past” Excerpt FromEverything Is TuberculosisJohn Green If history took one minuscule wrong path from where you now read these words, you're not here. I'm not here. Let your brain ruminate on that for a moment while you realize how ridiculously lucky all of us are … Continue reading The THREAD
"And we call ourselves the human race..." John F. Kennedy Statement to Secretary of State Dean Rusk just after they had been given a military briefing on every city that would be wiped out with a nuclear bomb if war should break out, 1961. Well. I'm not really comparing the weight of JFK's words to … Continue reading YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
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