Author Archives
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THE BOXER
“Unfortunately, we’re just operating in an environment in which negative attacks, unlimited outside dark money, and unbridled tribalism is trumping — both figuratively and literally — everything else. That may sound like sour grapes, but it’s the truth.” – Will… Read More ›
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
“All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.” ― John Wayne “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in… Read More ›
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SNEAKING SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY
“There are books full of great writing that don’t have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story… don’t be like the book-snobs who won’t do that. Read sometimes for the words–the language. Don’t be like the play-it-safers who won’t… Read More ›
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TEACHER IMPACT COMES IN MANY FORMS
“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” ― Theodore Roosevelt “Everybody gets a tag. If you listen to a Velvet Underground record, you don’t think, ‘Godfathers… Read More ›
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WELCOME BACK TO THE THUNDER DOME
“We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt “Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.” ― Patti Smith I just finished the latest book… Read More ›
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LESSONS ARE WHERE YOU FIND THEM
“Sometimes it’s not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don’t mean.” ― Bob Dylan “The Guide says there is an art to flying”, said Ford, “or rather a knack. The knack lies in… Read More ›
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IT RESTS WITH THE NINE
“This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies and illusions. A world where greed is our God… Read More ›
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WELCOME BACK
“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man” ― T.S. Eliot Have you ever seen the movie A Bronx Tale? Robert DeNiro plays a gangster in the Bronx… Read More ›
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NOTES FROM THE END OF FALL BREAK
“I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, “I wanna grow up and be a critic.” ― Richard Pryor “You can’t believe people when they look you in the eyes. You gotta’ look behind them. See what… Read More ›
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RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT RANDOM THINGS
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” ― Lester Bangs “Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask,… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 