Recently I was having dinner with some friends I had not seen for a while. Catching up, we asked each other about what we’ve been doing, new books or media we’ve found and where we were with goals about which we had previously spoken. That last one caught me ill prepared. What I realized during …
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Clutter, Bulletin Boards and Goals
I’ve never liked having stuff on my desk. Not at home and not at work. Even as a young band director, I would work feverishly into the night filing and grading and organizing in order to keep practice sheets, scores and notes from parents from cluttering my desk. Not surprisingly, I also never liked bulletin …
What would you do with 100 extra hours?
Well, it is Sunday, November 7th and I am an hour early for CBS Sunday Morning. That sentence should imply that I like my routines. But in case it wasn’t clear, I do. I like to be spontaneous, so long as I have time to plan it. I also like to try new things, as …
You don’t realize how bumpy the roads are until you try to eat soup
I thought I was being smart by combining lunch with an errand the other day. After watering the dog, I poured a can of chicken noodle into a coffee cup and hopped into my car. It was organic low sodium, if that makes a difference. Well, at least until I added a teaspoon of pink …
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Nine dollars and fifty-four cents
Service, service-driven, customer service...these terms immediately conjure up images of friends, colleagues, the people at the hardware store and so on that routinely go out of their way to help others. These kinds of people are easy to recognize and often underappreciated. A service mindset really does make a difference and I doubt we can …
Speaking Figuratively
For a while, it seemed like every other post I saw on social media, such as TikTok and Instagram involved someone taking a “bathroom selfie.” These weren’t people I followed, just posts the social media bots shoved onto my stream. I’ve blocked most of them and either don’t see those anymore or people have learned …
Take a chill pill.
There are a lot of people expressing themselves these days, and in many cases not in a dignified or admirable manner. I think a lot about school officials, board members, and really anyone in a position of authority--public or private sector--and about the burden they have right now as we head into the 19th month …
This might be uncomfortable.
I’ve been thinking about the phrases “white privilege” and “white fragility” for a while. Both of those phrases often trigger a bunch of emotion that ends up being counterproductive to any attempt to discuss equity or increase equitable outcomes. And then, as it often happens, I read an article and a light bulb went off …
The Power of Perspective
I’ve written about perspective before. Mostly in regards to photography, and recognizing that there are always multiple “right” shots. While on a recent vacation, I was able to marvel at the rising and setting of the sun over the lake every day. Facing east, the sun is always visible as it rises. However, watching it …
What’s that new buzz phrase?
Critical race theory. Well, it’s not really new, but it is getting a lot of attention these days. As a disclaimer, I am not writing this to advocate for or against this theory or to influence your opinions and beliefs. Instead, I want to share what I have learned so that together we might better …
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