Forest Stewardship
Yesterday, I talked to 135 second graders about treating our forests as our friends. I used the concept of community to make the lesson as familiar as possible for them.…
Category: parenting
Crybabies
So, I’m watching an old episode of the television show Everybody Loves Raymond, where his son is staying home from school. The boy is maybe seven years old. It comes…
Stories from College Dorm Life
Did you go to college? Did you live in a dormitory at any time during your college life? I attended three different colleges for my three degrees. But, I only…
Technology vs. Kindergarten Skills
Yesterday, I was on my way to grocery shop when I heard a local radio station announcer ask a question of the listening audience. It went something like this, “Today,…
The Unpublished Post
Today, I wrote a post that ended up being over 1300 words long. I worked on it, off and on, over the course of the whole day. Yet, I never…
Insomnia & Horses in the Middle of the Night
I spent some time on the couch last night. I know, I know. It sounds like I was being psychoanalyzed. It was nothing as dramatic, just some good old insomnia…
College and Holiday Breaks: Things to Consider Before You Choose Where to Send your Student
If you read my post from a few days ago, you know I’m on a trip to visit a college with one my sons. There is lot to consider when…
Safety: Importance of Following Rules
Originally, today, I was going to write about my final numbers for monarch tagging this year. But, in doing a quick search I found that I had already written about…
