Back in the fall of 2021, I invented a child named Andrew. My colleague, Kelly Lynn, was constantly speaking about her daughter in such glowing terms that I felt compelled…

Every month, I record my progress toward my yearly goals to hold myself accountable and, occasionally, seek help and advice from readers willing to offer insight, ideas, and solutions. Here…

Here's another gift given to me at my retirement party: A bag full of things I despise and don't need. Pickles in so many forms. Pickles in a jar. Pickles…

As an elementary school teacher for the past 27 years, I have learned a great deal about children. I have a wealth of knowledge and experience that I am always…

Many of my former students attended my retirement party, including a boy named Ryo, whom I taught this year, Ryo came up to me with two six packs of Diet…

My latest humor column in Seasons magazine on The Tyranny of the Ice Cream Truck

A few notes from my recent posts on my retirement party: Three people contacted me to express hope that my former school administration will read and heed some of my…

When George Washington left office after his second term, he delivered a speech filled with advice for the country. During my retirement speech on Saturday night, I did the same.…

Mark Twain famously had the opportunity to watch his own funeral and listen to the kinds of things people say about you after you've died. I don't have any intention…

I am never more impressed with someone than when I hear them say this simple, three-word sentence: "I don't know." It should be an easy thing to say. Three one-syllable…