Tomorrow is the first day of school. Twenty-four hours from the time I’m writing this, I’ll be with my new students, sharing stories of summer, working out classroom expectations, and starting to form the bonds that will make us - for nine or so months anyway - a sort of family. Unfortunately, I’m not ready. …
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Of Birds and Acorns
It’s a quiet, cloudy, Sunday morning. There’s the kind of calm in the air that suggests the strong, green embrace of summer will soon give way to the weaker, multi-hued hug of autumn. The only sounds are the dull hum of insects, the gentle snore of my dog, and the low rumble of cars pulling …
The 5th of July
It’s a hard year to celebrate the 4th of July. We are a country that takes rights away, and all signs point to more disappearing soon. We are a country confused by the concept of freedom of religion. We are a country where hooded white nationalists march with police protection while BLM, pro-choice, and other …
Monday Morning Monkey Mind
As far as animal-based metaphors go, it doesn’t get much better than “monkey mind.” A Buddhist term, “monkey mind” refers to a mental or emotional state that is untamed, confused, or restless. Most of us are familiar with visits from this simian symbol as we attempt to cozy up under the blankets at night, ready …
An Unsolicited Commencement Address To the Graduating Class of 2022
“What a long, strange trip it’s been.” When Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter, and Bob Weir – otherwise known as the Grateful Dead – wrote those words 52 years ago, they perfectly described America’s tumultuous journey through the 1960s. The Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, the Kennedy and King assassinations, the …
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