Psychology of true friends
My friend Andrew - a golfing fanatic - ruptured his Achilles tendon while playing basketball last week. It's going to be a long road to recovery.Three months in a walking…
The Today Show: Educational television at its best
I no longer wear a necktie unless specifically required to do so. They are ridiculous artifices of the past and literally (and perhaps figuratively) nooses around the neck of anyone…
Our President is a sex offender or pretends to be a sex offender.
I have many thoughts on this historic Inauguration Day, but here is one that I will carry with me for the next four years:Our President - who has not released…
A short-sighted and fairly presumptuous name
I've recently learned that Occidental College received it's name from the fact that it was the western-most institution of higher learning in the United States at the time of its…
I might know more about education than Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary.
Betsy DeVos is Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary. Here are some facts that emerged from yesterday's Senate confirmation hearing:She called the public school systems a "dead end" even though…
Find something to be this excited and happy about…
May we all find something that engenders this much excitement and happiness in our lives. This dog is my new spirit guide. My first, actually.
Unfair assumption #29: Football fans are more effective in emergencies
As we left the house last night, our 19 year-old babysitter was settling in to watch the end of the Atlanta Falcons - Seattle Seahawks playoff game.She'd been watching the…
Springsteen on parents (and perhaps a path to my salvation)
“We honor our parents by carrying their best forward and laying the rest down. By fighting and taming the demons that laid them low and now reside in us. It’s…
The best thing about my wife’s family might surprise you (but shouldn’t)
There's many things I love about the family that I have married into. Their absolute acceptance of me despite our many differencesTheir support and encouragement of my teaching, writing, and performing…
Little Guy Defeats Big Guy
It's sometimes hard to imagine but important to know that the little guy is perfectly capable of defeating the big guy, as improbable as that may seem. When it doubt, remember…
