“I’m an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.” ― Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe’s Guide to Life “Perhaps after all, for all our talk of change,… Read More ›
Education
JUST ANOTHER POLITICAL EXCERCISE
“Coyotes have the gift of seldom being seen; they keep to the edge of vision and beyond, loping in and out of cover on the plains and highlands. And at night, when the whole world belongs to them, they parley… Read More ›
TALES OF INQUIRY
“earn what you can since everything’s for sale” ― Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales “The most important thing in the life of every man and every woman is not that they should never fall along the way. The important thing is… Read More ›
LETTER TO METRO COUNCIL ENDORSING KEVIN STACEY FOR SCHOOL BOARD
I’m writing you this morning to ask you to please vote on November 5th for Kevin Stacey as the District 7 School Board Representative. His opponent, Ms Player would be a wonderful appointment for almost any government position, but this… Read More ›
RINSE, WASH, REPEAT
“You put too much stock in human intelligence, it doesn’t annihilate human nature.” ― Philip Roth, American Pastoral “Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” ― Joyce Carol… Read More ›
THOSE UNKOWN DEMONS
“This idea of purity and you’re never compromised and you’re always politically woke, and all that stuff, you should get over that quickly. The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws. People who… Read More ›
LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP
“Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes.” ― Emily Dickinson “And as an afterthought, this too must be told: Some people have taken pure bullshit and turned it into gold.” ― Neil Young “Did… Read More ›
FLEETING MOMENTS
“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” ― Flannery O’Connor“ Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully. “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.” “And he has Brain.” “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.” There was… Read More ›
AN EDUCATIONAL CONVERSATION WITH MNPS’S INTERIM CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER DAVID WILLIAMS
My latest educational conversation is with MNPS’s Interim Chief Academic Officer David Williams. We meet at his house where he lays out a spread that includes smoked wings and ribs. The food is delicious and the conversation is equally interesting…. Read More ›
THE PROCESS MATTERS
“And yet it was true: the responsibility was huge, but there is nothing about being a father that I don’t love. I even found the toddler tantrums weirdly charming. You think you’re being difficult, my little sausage? Have I ever… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 