When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
For long periods of time, I feel like I am stagnant in terms of personal growth. I'm impatient and want to learn about human behavior as deeply and quickly as possible. I ask questions to everyone I am talking with whether I have known you for a million years or if I am speaking with … Continue reading IT LINES UP
Many things can change in seven days time. I do well at escaping when I feel that I really need to and earlier this week was no exception that a little deception couldn't help my mood. What I mean to say is that Vanessa and I took the kids on a little adventure to Manhattan … Continue reading ESCAPE TO NEW YORK
I type these words on a humid summer afternoon. I am sitting on a screen porch and there is a New England thunderstorm going on. The breeze has that organic smell of the earth and dirt, while the rain is soothing, putting me in a frame of mind to let my fingers run free in … Continue reading THE OTHER SIDE
This one will resonate with all of you. Think about a time when you were on hold with a company and some LOUD music was playing in a loop. Every 15-30 seconds a voice comes on saying something like "Thank you for your patience. Your call is important to us." Maybe you get the good … Continue reading SLUDGE
I am an older sibling. I now have two young boys of my own and they are two and a half years apart in age. They are best friends. It is a wonderful sight to watch them play, laugh, screw around and have inside jokes with one another. A quick search of the Google machine … Continue reading I BLEW IT
Often, we don't realize how and when our words and actions will come back to us. As I write this, it is early in the morning, and though I usually post only once a week, I am sharing some more words with you. They are not my words. This was the first thing that I … Continue reading CONNECTION
There is so much in the news today that makes the head spin, the heart ache, and the stomach churn. The internet is alight with people (and bots) spewing hate, demonizing one another, and throwing personal insults. It is difficult to remember a time in my life that current events were as polarizing as they … Continue reading COMMUNITY
Hello everyone! Thursday came up quick this week, so here is the Friday version of my brain: If you have never read my blog before, do not start here, you will be confused. Maybe try this one first. Ok, that's enough housekeeping. Let's see who is up for a memory quiz today. I recently received … Continue reading MUSINGS AND FOLLOW-UPS
Well... I recently told a story to a friend about one of the greatest pranks that was ever played on me and it got me thinking that maybe you would like to hear it. So today, we again swing open the door to the vault that is my memory. I will change the names of … Continue reading FROM THE VAULT VOLUME XXVI
During my middle school teaching career we held a lot of assemblies. Some were fundraisers, some were live music/art/dance presentations, some were about the dangers of drugs, how to make healthy choices and most of them blend together in my mind. There were two, however, that I think about to this day. Both of them … Continue reading INDIFFERENCE
