Academic Justice

Since Spring, America has witnessed the pursuit of social justice that seems to rival that of the 1950s and the 1960s. The magnitude of the unrest is hard to ignore. The only way to not know what is going on is to intentionally not pay attention to it.

Does Not Compute

There’s a scene in Hope Floats, my favorite chick flick, where the main character, Birdie, needs a job. She ends up interviewing with Dot, a girl she may not have treated so kindly in high school. As Dot tries to get a mental picture of Birdie’s capabilities, a Q & A passes between the two women.

Laymen’s Corner

“Human Nature”, that monster we are all born with, has raised its ugly head in full force in the last few months. We see people demonstrating, violence and destruction in almost every state in the country.

Why Did God Create Moms?

“God created moms to cook most of the time and to water the chickens,” says Jed, 8. Well, Jed, either you have some strange chickens, or your mom needs more farm experience. As for the cooking, let’s hope your mom’s chicken casserole contains poultry that someone has fed and not just watered.

There’s No Goat Yoga in Sedona

One of my favorite movies is The Family Stone. There, I said it. It’s one of the only favs on my list that isn’t pre 1985 or black and white. Sure, I save it for the Christmas season each year, since that’s the setting, but I also use it as a therapy tool.

The Start of a New School Year

It feels like just yesterday school abruptly ended in the early days of COVID19. In reality our students have been out of school for almost 6 months. While most students probably enjoyed this unprecedented long break, some students are ready to return to school and their predictably structured days.

One More Dance, Love

I woke up last week, at 5 am, to an unread text. This is my usual wake up time, due to an elderly pug with a faulty internal alarm. Poppy likes to wake up hard. She doesn’t care about roosters or the sun or anything but her own tummy. There’s no whining, scratching, barking – no warning.

Hickory Dickory TikTok

I have been grounded exactly three times in my entire life. There was the time I was granted my own phone line at the tender age of 12, after I convinced my father that answering the phone like a junior manager in training (thank you for calling Ted’s Home Appliance) was ruining my tween existence.

The Teachers’ Lounge

The importance of showing compliance, respect and obedience to our parents, law enforcement and other authority in our lives is the message most responsible parents teach their children to help them succeed in school and life.

Promises Like Pie Crust

Mrs. Rasco died last week. That means nothing to most of you. To a 14 year old freshman who picked a calico fabric with a cream colored background & tiny heather pink flowers as her fabric to make the pullover blouse that would define both 1981 and half of her grade one semester, it means plenty.