If I were a police officer right now, I’d be extremely embarrassed by my brothers and sisters in blue who have forgotten they are to serve and protect. I’d be embarrassed for my brother who pushed a 75-year-old man in Buffalo. I’d be embarrassed for my brother who pulled a fellow brother away from helping… Continue reading I’d be Embarrassed
Category: Being Frank About Life
Who Decides on the Standards
This evening I was part of a powerful Twitter chat on educational leadership. The discussion prompts came from the book, Leading with Focus (Schmoker). Participating in the chat was also an assignment from a book study I’m participating in using the same book. I’ve had this book on my to-read shelf for a long time,… Continue reading Who Decides on the Standards
Thatch Rake
Today was the day I discovered there was such a thing as a thatch rake. Or at least what the funny looking rake I’ve seen at the hardware store was called and its use. Our backyard is better this year than last. I’m not having to go out after dinner and pull weeds for a… Continue reading Thatch Rake
New Patio, New Design
We finally have been able to start the patio we have planned for the past year. It is a concrete slab (12×16) and will have a gazebo roof my husband discovered at Costco, which will be 12×14. The gazebo construction starts this coming weekend. Not sure how long it will take the person doing it… Continue reading New Patio, New Design
To Wear, or Not to Wear, That is the Question
Yesterday we went to Menard’s to see if they had a glider we might like for our front porch. Our patio is now finished and we are moving the deck furniture to the back to enjoy our new outdoor space. As we were leaving, I mentioned to my husband how heartened, and how I had… Continue reading To Wear, or Not to Wear, That is the Question
My Week Away from Facebook
As I wrote last week, I was stepping away for a week from the Facebook products I had been using. It was a small protest against the way Zuckerberg allows his company to ignore lies, deception, and violent posts without labeling them as such. I knew I was only one person, but I felt it… Continue reading My Week Away from Facebook
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Have you heard the news? The man in the Oval Office is working his special magic again to win new friends and influence more people. Today, his administration finalized a rule that had protected the LGBTQ community, and could now severely hinder health care for transgendered people. So, during his first, and hopefully only, term… Continue reading How to Win Friends and Influence People
“The press is vilifying us.”
This was Mike O’Meara ranting earlier this week about how the press is treating the police. He also mentioned the police should stop being treated as “animals and thugs,” the police need to be treated with respect. Mr. O’Meara, a white man, had this right. The police shouldn’t be vilified, treated like animals and thugs,… Continue reading “The press is vilifying us.”
Law(less) and (Dis)order(ly) President
The man in the Oval Office wants us to believe he is the law and order president. Take a moment. Let that sink it. The law and order president! Are you laughing, crying, raging, sighing, sulking, or shaking your head in disbelief? (By the way, if you are saying he is a law and order… Continue reading Law(less) and (Dis)order(ly) President
“Surviving Autocracy”
Masha Gessen just released her new book, Surviving Autocracy. I just started it and it has already pulled me in. As I read last night, the last two sentences of Chapter 2 made me put the book down in a bit of shock. Those two sentences are: “No powerful political actor had set out to… Continue reading “Surviving Autocracy”
Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man 