Editorial Education and Change Is change always good and necessary? Why or why not? The answer to this question depends on the context of the change. If we’re speaking of education, which I’
Anecdote Katrina This is the true story of the storm that attacked Louisiana as seen from my eyes and the way I remember it. I sat in a chair facing the open
Advice A Real Husband I’m not the perfect husband. Nobody can be. It just doesn’t happen. Why do I mention this? Because I am one of those guys that “hears all, sees
Advice Writing Tips: Don't Be an Ant. Be a Snowflake. Ever watched ants? They’re very interesting little insects. If you put a sugar cube a distance from their nest, one of them will go and find it. Then it’
Advice The mind is a terrible thing to close. I remember when the only thing I had to worry about was whether the other kids liked me or not and whether I had acne that day or not. Yes.
Editorial The Level of Bias I like to reflect on philosophies. Don’t ask me why. Must be one of those silly “growing older” things. Well, it happened again today. But I’m going to
Advice Memorization Technique Using Numbers I took a memorization course because of the grocery store I worked at when I was much younger. It taught how to memorize lists of items by creating images of
Editorial The Perfect Teacher 1Some of my favorite quotes can be used to describe the “perfect” teacher.2 “The mind is a terrible thing to close.” – Saphrym Yeah. I said that one. It’s
Anecdote Random Conversations Are Fun! Have you ever just had an awesome random conversation? Whether in person or by e-mail, these can be quite fun. I’ve had them happen in the past, but recently,
Advice All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Blogging You may have heard the same thing about Kindergarten, but blogging can teach you many things also. Here is how Robert Fulghum’s “All I Really Need to Know I
Humor I've Got a Product Just For You! “When I was walking the other day I found out I could chew gum at the same time!” And you know what? You can too! The lawyers make me say
Editorial The 7 Taboo Topics Here’s a few major taboo topics and how I feel about them. I think we should all be willing to talk about things like this in a civil manner.
Advice Communication is the Key You’ve probably heard this a thousand times, but the key to being a good spouse AND a good parent is communication. In a marriage, communication is important for the
Advice Accept Me As I Am I’ve been “looking for love” since I was 8-years-old. Don’t believe me? When my mom passed away I found the following poem I wrote when I was 8-years-old
Anecdote It is More Fun to Turn it Around So I’m sitting there with my family and just like clockwork when the clock chimed 8 o’clock, the phone rang. You probably get these calls too. They begin
Advice The Secret to a Good Marriage What is the secret to a good marriage? I’ll tell you. Now, before I do, let me give you some background. I’ve been married since July 13th, 1996.
Advice Screen Protectors for Life Want some advice? Don’t spend too much money on screen protectors. Here’s why: It all began with a portable Nintendo DS game system. I was looking
Anecdote The Taxi Company in the Garage With the Microwave 1 No, that’s not an answer to some freaky version of Clue. It’s where I found an air conditioner. See, after my escapade to Wal-Mart and Lowe’s
Anecdote Christmas in September 1 The air conditioner went out. Picks the three hottest days at this point to be out until the guys can come and fix it. Yay. Heat. I dare say
Editorial 6 Qualities of an Effective School 1. Quality administration and staff – It irritates me tremendously to see teachers and administrators that don’t want to be at school. Teaching is one of those jobs
Humor One Button MMO: Worth Billions? Following on the success of World of Warcraft and the Wii, a small developing firm in Nitlun, Colorado decided to create a new breed of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game.
Anecdote Always. People ask how I met my wife. I’m not going to tell you how we met. That story has prerequisites such as it has to be told in person
Poetry Cocoon of an Angel On the white sheets lie shades of peach and crimson. Her brown eyes see tears rolling through the room. A framed portrait presents a denied future. Aching, the pale lids
Poetry White is Not the Cow The strength of the red, the caring of the blue. Are they the sole? No, there’s also the white of the clouds and of the pure eagle’s flight.
Poetry Craving I crave your eyes. I crave their deep souls. I crave your lips. I crave the honeysuckle kisses. I crave your life. I crave its ruby existence. I crave your
