The third Nolan brother
You've probably heard of Christopher Nolan. Acclaimed writer and director of films like Memento, Interstellar, Inception, and the three Dark Knight films. You may know that Christopher Nolan has a…
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After writing about the impact my assistant basketball coach had on me last week, I heard from many, many people with similar stories. A teacher told a student that she…
Written for adult, read by students
Texas News Today listed its top 10 Books Every Student Should Read: Fiction and Nonfiction First on the list: Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power…
Abduction? A concern. COVID-19? Not so much. Sensible? Of course not.
I was standing outside my school yesterday, listening as students talked about being vaccinated or preparing to be vaccinated. Based upon the chatter amongst students and the parents who have…
Life lessons from The Edge
I quite enjoy the 1997 film The Edge, starring Anthony Hopkins and Alex Baldwin. Written by the great David Mamet, it contains many excellent lines of dialogue, including these: "A…
I passed on Bradlees and probably changed my life
Back in 1992, the now defunct Bradlees department store called me, hoping that I might consider a move from managing McDonald's restaurants to launching eateries inside their Boston area stores.…
The Japanese puffer fish has serious game
In ninth grade, I would buy ice cream from the school cafeteria for the girl who I liked in hopes of garnering her affection. In tenth grade, I broke a…
I met a bunch of superheroes two weeks ago
Two Fridays ago, I had surgery to repair an umbilical hernia at Hartford Hospital. Can I take a minute to talk about the nurses and related staff who took care…
Burger stupidity
If you find yourself wondering things like: Why a small but annoying (and thankfully shrinking) segment of Americans refuse to get vaccinated for all of their stupid reasons Why anyone…
Veterans Day 2021
Back in June, Charlie and I visited the local cemetery to wander the headstones, read the engravings, and piece together bits of history. It's something we enjoy doing, even though…
