Jim Krueger, former fifth grade student, recently produced a six part podcast series called The Road that Killed a City, about interstate 84 and Hartford, Connecticut. I listened last week,…

Last weekend Elysha said she wanted to go to Cheshire for pizza, ice cream, and a visit to a bookstore. When we arrived in Cheshire, about 45 minutes later, I…

The tragedy of the cheetah is that it doesn't even know that it's the fastest land animal. It's champion of the world, yet it has no way of knowing it.…

I had my annual physical last week with a new doctor for the first time in a long time. My previous doctor – and coincidentally Elysha’s doctor as well –…

This message works well for so many reasons, but one of the primary reasons is that it opens with a story. The story is a little more than two minutes…

When I was in middle school, kids still enjoyed a before-school and after-lunch recess. Two recesses in a single day is uncommon at any school nowadays. Recess at the middle…

Every year, I teach my students to run away from any and all physical altercations. Someone wants to fight you? Run. Someone is threatening you? Run. Someone just punched you…

If you are wrong, acknowledge your mistake and apologize if needed. If you are right, stay quiet. Allow others to sing your praise. If others are wrong, let them know…

I'm coming to you, Marathon Center of Performing Arts in Findlay, Ohio! Wednesday, April 13, 2022. When I showed my kids this photo - my name is lights - they…