Irene Otte retired Wednesday after working for 51 years in the cafeteria of the school where I teach. I've been teaching at the same school for the past 25 years,…

In a recent newsletter, Mike Lombardi offers eight critical principles of leadership. I love this list. But I also believe that it's not so much a list for leaders as…

Four years ago, a student named Cindy gave me a birthday gift wrapped in handmade wrapping paper that was so lovely that I decided never to open the gift. Cindy,…

Actor and entrepreneur Ryan Renolds said, "Whether you're talking about the unexpected nature of sports, low-cost wireless, gin, connected TV marketing, ad tech, those kinds of things, the connective tissue…

A new South Dakota policy forbids the use of gender pronouns and tribal affiliations by public university faculty and staff in official correspondence. Two University of South Dakota faculty members,…

Every month, I report the progress of my yearly goals to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the results from May 2024.…

Charlie's birthday was yesterday. He turned twelve years old. The poor boy is suffering from a wicked ear infection, so he stayed home from school and spent the day visiting…

Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a former federal judge with a reputation for fighting big business. In 1920, he became Major League Baseball's first commissioner. His arrival came at a critical…

I've been riding an indoor bike for more than three years, fairly relentlessly. I rarely miss a day. When the pandemic hit, I stopped going to the gym and never…

I've posted "Never Have I Ever" lists in 2014, 2018, and 2022. Every four years. I'm two years early on posting this next update, but I do so now because…