Que? – A Funny Experience I Had as a First-Year
Scott had developed a shocking trend of “mooning” people on the playground. It was first brought to my attention by the noon-duty aides and then later by other students. Each time I gave him a detention and he missed his recess . . . but the mooning continued so I wrote a note home.
Put Your Mental Health First
Did you ever have a terrible headache and then found it went away after a few ibuprofen and some “still time?” Well, when your mental health improves after making it a priority it is kind of like that only instead of the pain subsiding, you become empowered and solutions run through your mind instead of sadness, melancholy, and fatigue.
Teaching, Inspiration, and Rock ‘n Roll
The world is so full of boring people. It’s important for leaders, teachers, writers, performers, and artists to share an influence that is NOT boring with this starved-for-passion world.
Remember When You Got in Trouble
Some of the most life-altering moments for me have been times when I got in trouble. You see, I’m a very stubborn individual who has patterns of thought and action that are hard to break.
Parenting in Mixed Families
Mixed families, or families with step parents, are often viewed as an extra challenge. My wife had a son when we met and now we have two kids making our kid count three, This is not much by most standards but every now and then, the mixed family stereotype touches us. My [...]
Self Motivation is Your Responsibility
There are huge things that get us all down every day. While it’s okay to feel sad or down sometimes, we should view staying “up” as our personal responsibility and goal.
Life is Short, Eat at the Buffet
My son and I were driving home the other day and we were both starving with the dream of a local buffet we love. We called my wife and asked her if she was up for it. As it turned out, she was busy and not hungry so she gave us the green light to [...]
Tenacity and the Wagon
I think we all could use a bit of that elixir from time to time. It might make us wise up and let go of tenacity and the wagon before we get hurt … and nobody really cares :)
Phantom, Rabbit, Alice
My 3 kids rehearsing the night before Halloween.
Nothing Orange can Stay
Our Jack-o-lantern hasn’t weathered the high desert heat very well and indeed the gourd has shrunken downward. It got me to thinking about beauty and aging and roses.
