USA Today's website has a powerful story and video about USMC Cpl. Ronny "Tony" Porta that I think should be mandatory reading and viewing for every American who wants to maintain citizenship in this country. At the age of 20, Tony was in a Humvee in Iraq that was struck by an IED. Tony lost his [...]
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My heart is a tiny piece of coal…
One of the things that college faculty become well-acquainted with are excuses. After teaching for a few years you recognize that the same old excuses come up again and again. I don't pay too much mind to excuses. My students know there are limits to my flexibility and my patience. They know that I will [...]
Oh, how I love this story!
Today I share a great little Associated Press story out of Brainerd, Minnesota. Oh, how I love this story! On the surface, this is the story of Rin Heise's prom dress, but in-between the lines is a beautiful message of honoring meaning that is wrapped in the moment. Tonight as Rin participates in Brainerd High [...]
Smile…you are on Candid Camera! ;-)
As a kid I loved to watch a show called Candid Camera hosted by Allen Funt on television. For those of you not in the new forty or beyond, the best current examples I can provide are Punk'd and Off Their Rockers. The premise is to capture folks' reactions on camera when they are put [...]
Lady, you scared me.
It have been told many a time that I am a tough cookie. I know the reason I give that impression - it is all about my backbone. I feel compelled to stand up for the bullied and disenfranchised and in the process I sometimes come off as a bit fierce. I can live with [...]
Green’s the color of spring…
One of my all-time favorite songs is It's Not Easy Being Green sung by Kermit the Frog. In the song Kermit laments that green isn't a flashy color, but it is the color of other noteworthy things. Things such as the color of spring. I have been humming this sweet little tune today as green [...]
My survival essentials – eat, drink coffee, shower, and blog.
I post on this blog daily and I have done so for one thousand three hundred and eighty-four days. Well, actually one thousand three hundred and eighty-five days if you count today. This has become a core part of my life. If I am bogged down with work, I still blog. If I am sick, I [...]
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