Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Being Frank About Life

  • Kudos to McCain, Collins and Murkowski

    I don’t often have reason to praise our elected Republican friends, as they think too much of themselves, their financial self-interests and those in the top 1%, than us regular…


  • You aren’t a true Christian if…

    I’m an avid political watcher. I get news about both sides and from a variety of sources. In my heart, I’m a liberal who believes we, as a society, need…


  • What If Climate Change Deniers Are Wrong

    Two articles caught my attention this week about climate change and the human part of the equation. The first was a series of photographs posted on Facebook showing how humans…


  • Equity in Education, or the Lack Thereof

    ISTE has become my new favorite organization to be a part of and my first conference of choice. It speaks to me as a teacher who works hard to integrate…


  • The Power of an Educator

    Last night Richard and I were out for date night. We’d had dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant called The Basil Leaf. The food is very good, filling and not too…


  • Worries about my Daughter 

    I’ve been thinking and worrying about my daughter’s future a lot lately. I have sons as well, but as white males, I worry about them too, but less so as…


  • The first few weeks

    It has already been three weeks since the students returned to school. That alone is a little scary as the school year can fly by in the blink of an…


  • Straw Garden Update

    Many of you know that I discovered (from a Facebook link no less), and am trying, straw gardening this year. It is quite the odd concept, one I was skeptical…


  • Beginning Anew

    I’ve decided to go back into the classroom this school year. I thoroughly enjoyed being a principal and all it entails. It was not an easy decision to leave—to leave…


  • School Year Update

    Well, I’m already a couple of posts behind my goal of writing at least every two weeks. However, I’m going to keep that as a goal for this year. I do…


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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.