A couple of years ago, I was playing golf with friends in Bermuda. We were standing in an elevated tee box, Atlantic Ocean to our left, condominiums to our right,…

I did not attend the Patriots home opener on Sunday. It was the first home opener I missed in two decades. Instead, I was officiating the wedding of the daughter…

As an elementary school teacher, I have made it my policy for two decades to avoid commenting on a student’s physical appearance. A student’s appearance should be the last thing…

Every year since the fall of 2011, I've posted an annual list of my flaws and shortcomings online for people to read. I'm a weirdo. I know. It was a…

A couple of weeks ago, while playing golf with Gus, he told me: "Tell those teachers to ignore the nonsense in the news. The crazy gets the attention, but for…

When I was young and waiting for my parents to finish their shopping, I had little to occupy my time unless I remembered to bring a book. Back in San…

I maintain a list of future projects that I intend to complete someday. Many items are ideas for novels, characters, and plot lines. Also included in this list are ideas…

It's a challenging time to be a teacher. Coming off three years of teaching in a pandemic, children have enormous social, emotional, and academic needs. Many are struggling with trauma,…

Our neighbor, Pat Beckius, passed away last week at the age of 80. When Elysha and I moved onto our street 15 years ago, Pat and her husband, Ken, welcomed…

Warren Bennis famously wrote in his book "On Becoming a Leader" that: "A manager does things right, and leaders do the right thing." Boy, do I like this. Managers do…