Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Peaches, Peaches, Peaches

    It was an exciting day! The Peach Truck was in town to deliver the first batch of peaches for the season. My time to pick up was 8:00, but I…


  • Please, Just Let Us Vote!

    Dear Governor Holcomb, Speaker Huston, Majority Leader Messmer, and Secretary Lawson: I want to start by saying thank you for allowing anyone who had wanted to do so, to vote…


  • Is This Our Time as Educators?

    Although I am no longer in a school setting, I am still, and always will be, an educator at heart. My teacher, instructional aide, principal, and other school staff friends…


  • When Did Students, Teachers, and School Staff Become Expendable?

    There is no true substitute for effective intentional instructional practices, whether they are delivered face-to-face or virtually. If instruction isn’t effective and intentional, it doesn’t matter how it is delivered.…


  • A Challenge to Remain Godly

    Social media is a good, and a bad, thing. It can suck me right down a rabbit hole in nothing flat. I check on friends, check on blog stats, check…


  • Happy 4th of July!

    I know the 4th of July means many things to many people. Although our country has often not lived up to its ideals, it has continued to move forward, even…


  • 100+ Thank You’s

    Today I just want to say thank you! Thank you to those of you who read my posts on a regular basis. Thank you to those of you who choose…


  • Either Poop or Get Off the Pot

    This was something my mom would say to us growing up. It meant make a decision or stop whining about something. It also meant if you are going to do,…


  • Entitlement

    As a parent and an educator, I often think about how I am doing in helping to mentor/teach/shape/mold, or other similar word with the young lives in my life and…


  • A Nice Turnout

    Our neighborhood Social Committee had a Meet and Greet this evening. We had to reschedule from Saturday due to severe thunderstorms that came through that morning. For a first event,…


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These are the inner wonderings and thoughts of a middle-aged man who happens to be a father, husband, grandfather, friend, brother, son, and thinker.