There's a rattan trunk at the foot of our bed that is crammed full of memories. I opened it up after many, many years to take a peek inside. I found lots of goodies I'm savoring and saving for a future post. One of the things I spread out before me was a folder from a college … [Read more...] about Third Grade Poetry That Inspires
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Crippled by Japan
March Madness has taken over my house. It's during times of sports foolishness mania that I feel the testosterone displacing what little estrogen rules this roost. The boys are watching the DVRed Wisconsin-Kansas State game (that started waaayyyy past bedtime last night) while I … [Read more...] about Crippled by Japan
Cell Phones for Teens Don’t Need Bells & Whistles
Every time I see a teenager's head down staring into a tiny screen, thumbs tapping away on a cell phone, I shiver just a tish. I can't help but be haunted by a story I heard while at the Yahoo! Motherboard Summit last summer. "If just one boy had hit delete my daughter … [Read more...] about Cell Phones for Teens Don’t Need Bells & Whistles
Change. One Man at a Time
There are heroes among us. And they don't wear capes. Meet Narayanan Krishnan. Click up on that link and watch the video. It will should change your life. I'll wait. <<Insert on-hold muzak here.>> I know two men just like him. Jimmy and Hugh. If there … [Read more...] about Change. One Man at a Time
The Wisdom of Dr. Seuss
I realize that citing the readings of Dr. Seuss might seem juvenile, but one book in particular speaks to me. It's a little known book that Dr. Seuss had batted around in sketches and notes, but sadly had never published before he died. Upon his death in 1991, his editor asked … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of Dr. Seuss
Packer Pride
Make a free slideshow This is probably the only post I'll ever write about sports. I never played sports, unless you count the one time I played field hockey in tenth grade and broke my little toe in the very first practice. I was the dorky kid who was in the … [Read more...] about Packer Pride
A Culture of Kindness
Kindness. Its other monikers might be Grace. Benevolence. Selflessness. Friendliness. Compassion. We teach Kindness to our children through lectures and rants and reactive examples that stem from plugging up a playdate gone bad. There are tomes about how to talk to … [Read more...] about A Culture of Kindness