The gray clouds are banked from the horizon to the apex of the sky. They look like rolling smoke from a cartoon fire- too round, too even, but yet they remain. October should always be gray. Windy, and putting a chill in your bones. Preparing you for the winter to…

This is a total Dad thing to say, but…the heat wasn’t going on in the house until November 1st. Mother Nature had another idea. It wasn’t enough for frost, but it was enough to have to put on the heat in the car. Heat doesn’t have a smell, does it…

Youth sports…who needs weekends anyway? come on! help her out! The fields are green and, of course, I notice that they are essentially weed-free. Gritting my teeth in some suburban jealousy, I know that someone loves these fields and cares for them. Also, they have inground sprinklers and enough lawn…

Communication is key they say. Communication is everything they say. what we have here is a failure to communicate… I work as a communication professional, yet I fail to live up to my own advice every day. Every hour of every day. There is always something left uncommunicated between people…

There’s an app for that. Digitize your life. Use the reminders on your phone. Use this app to assess your grammar in writing. Use this tool to help with simplifying scheduling. my head is spinning. I do so many things digitally in my work. Forget about email, that’s nothing. Forget…

I know why teachers hate me. I can go to the bathroom pretty much whenever I want (compared to them). You would think that something like that doesn’t sound important, but it is. There is a freedom to certain jobs within a school, while others are more restrictive. Yes, you…

you think you’re ready, but you’re not. plan your work and work your plan the routine gets broken up, and now you’re dangling by a thread. how to put this together, what to do next 13 years of work, and the instincts kick in. ask a different question. give a…

I watch her eyes… When you take time to watch someone’s eyes, it requires patience. Patience that we are not used to these days. Patience that requires ignoring the background noise from other classes. Patience that requires ignoring the noise in your head — the push, the itch to do…

The sound first reached my ears, and then my mind came up to the surface. It’s dark, and the only light comes from the cable box. It’s a jade colored light that leaves a ghostly glow over the bed. Blinking slow at first, then opening my eyes. 5am is not…