Comedy and a sense of humor have been a saving grace for me for as long as I can remember. When I was a cub scout I had to come up with an American Indian name that described me, so…
This was my post for today on Facebook; I am placing it here too… I started down a path of morose thinking and my recent posts have been a reflection of my reading of very caustic political, religious, and cultural…
The ignorance that exists within my psyche continually confounds and astounds me. Thusly, the ignorance I observe all around me in our existence as humans is beyond all my comprehension. It pushes my thoughts to their limits and forces me…
The muse that stimulated this writing is a Chinese Proverb; “If your strength is small, don’t carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don’t give advice.” With this proverb in mind I offer you the following narrative: Whereas I…
Unemployment and the benefits of laughter: There seems to be this malady that has plagued me over the past few (or is it many) years. It is called unemployment. Why does it seem to come knocking at my door more…
Having or needing something better to do; or this thing I call being a Facebookian! What am I doing here? How does being on Facebook benefit this existence? One thing for sure, it is wonderful to connect with friends and…
Another change of address, another opportunity to reassess… during my recent move, I came across socks that needed mending since a time way back when I lived in Maryland. In that moment of clarity I pondered; why do I keep…
Teaching Observation: During one of my substitute teaching assignments I had a pleasant conversation with a teacher about managing the behavior of the students and helping them focus on their school work. Paraphrasing the teacher she said, “If we could…
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