Killed by misinformation
Every day, there is another story about the death of an anti-vaccination advocate to COVID-19. Quite literally every day. Websites are dedicated to tracking these deaths, and not a…
Love teachers
Teaching, like many other professions, has become a lot more difficult in the midst of this pandemic, for a number of reasons. Forgive the following frank talk. Teachers spend 6-7…
Obscure cultural references?
In an episode of Ted Lasso that Elysha and I watched this week, Ted was placed in hotel room 5150. In response, Ted and Beard made a Van Halen joke.…
I’m the parent of a teenager
Elysha and I have a teenager today. Clara turns 13 years old at 11:50 AM. When your baby is born, there is no telling who they will grow up to…
Jon Jay Read, back in my life for a few moments
A beautiful little thing happened to me yesterday. I was sitting by the fire, sorting through a pile of children's books, listening to The Moth's podcast, when I heard my…
My latest endeavor: Hot Botties
As a storyteller, I've been asked to do some unexpected things. I've served as the substitute minister for actual church services in actual churches in three different states. I've taught…
Ted Lasso update: Impressions through episode #5
As requested by many, here is an update on my impressions of Ted Lasso through episode #5. Warning: Spoilers ahead for those who haven't watched the show, though it feels…
RIP Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf, whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday, passed away last night. He was 74 years-old. I'm deeply saddened. I genuinely loved Meat Loaf's music and was fortunate enough…
Increase test scores with better busing
About 55 percent of public school students in the United States take the bus to school, and 95 percent of those buses have diesel engines. Based on analyses of the pollutant…
Pet Cemetery
Charlie came downstairs this morning to tell me that he dreamt that I was sad last night, so he decided to try to bring our dog, Kaleigh, back to life.…
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