To the Graduating Class of 2020,I’m not here to waste your time, so let’s not beat around the bush. This sucks. You’re not graduating from high school in the way you’ve spent the last dozen or so years anticipating. You’re not seated in an auditorium, gym, or park, your family, friends, and community crowded around …
Continue reading An Unsolicited Commencement Address To the Graduating Class of 2020
Dear Retiring Educators,This is difficult to write because, well, a lot of things are difficult right now. We’re all confronting situations we never imagined would happen in our lifetimes, and every day brings a new challenge. Milestones and plans fall to the wayside like hay chaff blown by a gust of hot, summertime wind. And …
Continue reading Thank You: An Open Letter To Educators Retiring During the Global Pandemic
She left for work a little before 9 this morning. Working at the local supermarket. Running the cash register, answering customer questions, stocking shelves. Wholly unremarkable. Or it used to be, anyway. In the swift current of global change, clocking in at the grocery store isn’t what it used to be. But I’m getting ahead …
This is how it ends, at least for now. Day 117. To be continued …
There are so many people out there getting it done everyday in conditions that are brand new to all of us. I’ve seen a bunch of stuff floating around the internet that recognizes the efforts of doctors, nurses, law enforcement, fire fighters, and emergency services. And justifiably so. I agree with those sentiments 110 percent. …
