A Lament to Valentine's Day

Feb 06, 2018

Nope. This not another commentary on Valentine’s Day being the worst, robbing couples of true love with artificial cards, too-expensive candies, stuffed jungle animals holding plush hearts & flowers that die in a week. Nope. Not that at all. It is, however, a lament to every piece of counterfeit love littered as confetti throughout the entire universe. Love is masquerading itself as “one night.” Love is seen as “only if it’s convenient.”  “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – from

On The Cusp of Death

Jan 08, 2018

This isn’t my typical new year, new me, blog post. While I have made a few resolutions, they are pretty personal. I’m not sure I want to make them public – not out of fear, but out of respect to myself. Some things social media just doesn’t need to see.   However, I would be happy to share my 2018 reading list with the world. I love to plan what books I have on tap for the upcoming months. Not only does it help me to reach my goal of actually reading them, because sometimes I don’t (let’s

Who told you that?

Dec 08, 2017

I can say some really, really stupid stuff. There have been a few toothpaste-out-of-the-tube moments in my life. You know, where I start to say something, venting, angry or sarcastic & then I immediately retract – attempting to put the toothpaste back in the tube – attempting to salvage my hurtful phrases. It is probably possible, for all of you people thinking literally, to put the toothpaste back in the tube, however, it is very difficult to retract what you have said once it has left your

My Teaching Philosophy

Oct 04, 2017

At the beginning of the school year, with the help of one of my dear colleagues, I had each students write a “This I believe” essay. Not only did I want to understand the students writing ability, but I also wanted to understand my students as people – who they were and what they are about. Some titles of essays that I received… “I believe in God.” “I believe in good food.” “I believe in friendship.” “I believe in love.” “I believe in hard work.” Needless to say, my students are lovely