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SELF MADE BADGE OF HONOR, OR GLORY HOG

April 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment

The self proclaimed ‘self made’ man stands alone all by himself. No one else gets any credit for his accomplishments because: A: His accomplishments are so meager no one knows, or, B: He’s been shunned. Which is it, because no man is a self made man.

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OLD LESSON PLAN FOR NEW TIMES

March 8, 2024 by

An old lesson plan? From Aristotle? Who needs one with new lessons every day? More like who doesn’t? Sometimes it takes a while for things to sink in.

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BOOMER BAR SETS HIGH STANDARDS

February 10, 2024 by

Who set the baby boomer bar for making a better world for our children? Our parents, our grandparents, our teachers, and coaches? If that’s your guess, it’s a good one. But who set it so high; why did they do that to us?

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HUSBAND SCHOOL GRADED ON CURVE

June 1, 2023 by

Husband school, if you want to know, has one major problem: The teachers. With such poor examples leading class, who are they to judge? Start with the fairy book life of this former prince.

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WHIPLASH IN REAL LIFE: HOUNDED BY AMBITIONS

October 5, 2022 by

Whiplash the movie came out in 2014. I saw it two days ago. After I heard about it I waited to watch until it was unavoidable. My takeaway? Don’t wait. But watch it with a musician for the best experience. It’s not just for drummers.

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MUSIC MANNERS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING

August 31, 2022 by

Music manners start with listening, which may be a reason school music programs get cut: No one knows how to listen. And being able to listen is the key to musical education. Teachers don’t tell their class to shut-up and listen, but it’s a goal.

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HARD QUESTION NEEDS BETTER ANSWERS

August 10, 2022 by

Hard question after dinner: Would you like a wafer-thin mint? If you haven’t seen it, or don’t remember, click the link for the FULL story. It’s longer than I expected, but still hits home.

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DIE WRITING, OR DIE TRYING?

January 9, 2022 by

Who wants to die writing? A yes answer means one thing: Death is a metaphor. Unless it’s s sudden death and they keel over on their keyboard, no writer dies writing. But something does die in a writer who does everything they can to succeed before giving up. Who’s ever done that? One comes to […]

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HEADLOCK EDUCATION IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, 1969

December 14, 2021 by

Headlock education is a fond memory that follows, with names changed to protect the innocent, but since it was small town eighth grade how guilty can anyone be? I’ve learned that teachers have two jobs, teaching their subject and teaching life. Fight me.

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DO YOU KNOW BETTER? PROBABLY NOT AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE

August 22, 2021 by

What age marks the moment when you ‘ought to know better?’ How many times do we get fooled before we say we won’t get fooled again? The first time you got fooled: That was unexpected. The second time you got fooled: Didn’t we take care of that last time? The third time you got fooled: […]

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