My niece, Danielle, blogs her journeys through med school here, and she has recently shown a mild fondness for a writing style which starts with a mundane scenario, then develops into a touching encounter with her pondering her deeper moments of life. The kicker is that her conclusion contains a final reflection using the original [...]
Here’s a funny story.
Year to year, we get to have an exchange student or two participate in the band program at the high school where I teach.
Last year, we had one young lady from China, Mengshen, who was particularly sweet and delightful. I’d have to say she ranks as one of my all-time favorites. Very [...]
Wow, where did January go? There won’t be another one until 2007! Cherish the days while you still have them!
Here are a couple of fun photos of me and my gang in London.
Here’s The Gordo with his folks in the New Year’s Day Parade in London, England. We performed Lil Liza Jane — half the [...]
First of all, ‘underpaid’ is a bit unfair. Teacher pay isn’t particularly bad. You’re just never going to get rich teaching, and we all knew it when we got into it.
I enjoy reading National Review Online and catch Jay Nordlinger’s Impromptus when he posts. Impromptus consists of numerous little snippets of worthy information and opinion [...]