Everyone on social media tries to put their best foot forward. It makes sense! Most people aren’t really willing to share everything about them on social media, and that’s probably a good thing in a lot of ways. The problem with that, of course, is that now everyone is walking around thinking they are inferior […]
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Desperately Seeking Real News
When I was a kid, there was a station called CNN Headline News on cable television. I didn’t have cable as a kid, but one of the local television stations broadcast it at 11:30 AM every day, for half an hour. It covered everything going on in the world. Now I was young so I […]
The First Time I Liked Country?
There’s a lot to not like about country music. I have spent a good portion of my life feeling very strongly about that. Over time, I have worked my way toward changing “hate” into “tolerate” when it comes to country music, mostly because of being surrounded by people in my circle who want to listen […]
The Joyful Distractions
I always stay tuned to Arizona sports radio, even though I have been living in Ohio for more than three and a half years. I don’t think I will ever love Ohio teams more than Arizona teams, and if it ever does happen I tell people I will probably be 66 (since I spent the […]
Wait, What? You Want to Talk?
I got a call from a coworker today. I teach with him and he does a lot of great work at school. We talk all the time when we are there, and it’s rarely about education. It’s almost always about sports or something else wacky. Sometimes we let our co-taught class get in the way […]
The Honest World of Crisis Parenting
Yesterday I wrote about how there are positives to be taken out of even the most difficult situations. I feel like every day there’s something new to be found that makes me thankful to be alive and fairly healthy. However, that doesn’t necessarily make things easy either. There are moments as a parent during this […]
A New Beginning (Even Now)
Today was a very interesting day in the life of Ohio teachers. Officially speaking (even though many had already started the hiatus), today was day one of the school closures due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). My son’s school closed on Friday, and mine closed yesterday (although many teachers came in to work on their online […]