When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
"I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way." - Robin Williams in the movie Dead Poet's Society. The film came out in 1989 and I saw it in the theater. I was a junior in high school and I went to see it one … Continue reading DEAD POETS THEN AND NOW
I have found that too often in the professional world of work, disabled adults are celebrated for overcoming barriers that able bodied people can't begin to fathom. By letting it be known that the workplace employs individuals living with physical or mental disabilities, the employers are wonderful people who practice inclusion, equity and diversity at … Continue reading a quiet struggle
As most of you know, I spent 27 years in a middle school classroom teaching band instruments, music and life. I've shared a lot of what went on in terms of awesome moments, funny moments, heart warming moments and goofy middle school antics. A colleague once summed up the age group perfectly: they are the … Continue reading GET OUT
I had no idea that this topic would garner so much positive feedback from you, loyal readers. It is because of your comments and emails that I present this week, a second installment of a dank, mossy, cold, dark and gray vault: the inside of my brain. Here there be dragons! As most of you … Continue reading FROM THE VAULT VOL. II
All of us have stories that we tell over and over again. With time, and depending on who is present, the story may be shortened or embellished for effect, laughter, the pulling of heart strings and things of that nature. This week, I would like to share a classic Pat Moeschen story that gets told … Continue reading FROM THE VAULT VOL. 1
Hello loyal readers and people who accidentally clicked on Moeschen looking for "motion" (no one actually does that...but I'm sure they search those terms the other way around! what?). I've decided to go with some life musings today, with a twist: All of the stuff mentioned below is non-fiction. I hold no judgment of any … Continue reading MUSINGS VOL. 4
Think back a moment to when you were a kid. Not all the way back, but middle school or high school when you think you have life scoped out. You pretty much assume that all adults don't get it, talk too much without doing anything, and are no help to you at all. You likely … Continue reading LIFE HAPPENS
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