Simple Thoughts From A Complicated Mind, Sort Of . . .

  Me, I mean.   I am scared to death of my 6-month-old granddaughter, Olivia, or Liv, as we call her. Not that she menaces the world, but ...

  The Quiet Kid … Nobody talks about what happens when the kid everyone ignores finally gets noticed. Have you ever wondered what kind of pa...

In my 72 years, I’ve experienced some incredibly dark times. The death of my son. The death of four of my six sisters, the death of my nephe...

2026 began rather horribly for me. In the space of two months, three of my former colleagues lost spouses or passed away themselves. Febru...

  Like many of you, I watched the bowl game last night between Oregon and Indiana. A heck of a game, and to be honest, I vacillated on who I...

  I wrote something similar to this post back in 2017, entering my 41 st year in education. Much has happened to me and in life since tha...