
When you judge another, you don’t define them, you define yourself. Wayne Dyer It’s such a human thing we do – judgement. I mean, we do it in the grocery when we […]
Retired teacher. 33 1/2 years experience in public schools at middle and high school levels. Trained in English and special education. Taught basic writing skills for 5 years at community college level. Practiced writing all my life in a variety of forms - poetry, short story, essay, novel. Currently living in Florida, absorbing the beauty of this piece of paradise, supporting my wife as she continues her teaching career and making this portion of my life the most awesome it can be.
When you judge another, you don’t define them, you define yourself. Wayne Dyer It’s such a human thing we do – judgement. I mean, we do it in the grocery when we […]
It’s fascinating to trace the mind webs that our thoughts are constantly weaving. Yesterday my search for the number of words in the English language led me to the Global Language Monitor […]
Image curtesy of nanowrimo.org Yep! Doin’ it again this year. Crazy thing, but each year at this time, something comes over me and I push myself to write each and every day […]
“I remember . . .”. Famous first words. How often have we said them without even thinking about what we’re actually saying? What exactly is a “memory” anyway? I remember growing up […]
It seems impossible that I could sit here and stare at a blank page and not know how to begin. It was estimated on January 1, 2014, there were 1,025,109.8 words in […]
Living in Alaska is kind of like living in Christmas. Not that it’s always a party. Not that it’s always happy. Not that it’s always a celebration. No, it’s like Christmas because […]
How can I possibly look at this morning sky and not be humbled by the beauty of the moment? Not humbled in a “put down” sense, I am buoyed up by the […]
During our road trip to Alaska, we passed through countless miles of beautiful terrain. The mountains were simply gorgeous, and when I wasn’t driving, I spent long moments examining the rough rock, […]
It seems such a cliche to talk about starting all over, but driving through the Yukon on our way to Alaska, the foremost thing on my mind aside from the surrounding beauty […]