Brainstorms
Finally, a Maskless Concert
Brian Regan was great. No question. He made us laugh until we were crying, as expected. But there was something even more precious, more prized, more enjoyable than the guest or the show itself. For the first time in eighteen…
To Call More Often
Last month, the day we took this photo, my father and I spent two hours unexpectedly hashing out forty plus years of complicated and often unspoken family history. Things we hadn’t really ever talked about. We cried over regrets. We…
After the Fires
For all that my west coast friends endured last year, through the endless, relentless fires that ravaged towns and forests from California to Washington, it’s worth noting all the new and continuing life that surrounds the black trees and the…
The President’s House
For the record, if you read 1,350 densely-worded pages for hours and hours and hours, marking up every page with lines and notes across two volumes, in less than three weeks, your eyes might actually struggle. It’s like watching television…
The Unwanted Memoir
People tend to believe that notoriety sells books, that if you have a name and a title in Hollywood, in politics, in business, that you’ll probably get a bestseller. Others think that just getting a book in print makes you…
Does It Even Matter?
The following images (plus the one above) reflect 10 presidents, 10 quotes, and the presumption of truth. Each of them are from posters I once made and placed on the wall of my web design classroom, back in 2018. The…
A Game Changer
Earlier this year, I made a fairly big decision, one that I wrestled with for several months but now feel confident in sharing more openly, more honestly. So let me start with the obvious, something most of you have figured…
Beyond These Difficult Weeks
I’m not gonna lie. These last few weeks have been tougher for the kids than usual. Teachers as well. Testing has made all of us a little crazy, a little irritable, a little more impatient at times, and certainly a…
A Reason to Smile
I’m so, so proud to announce, for the first time since its private release in early May, that I have published my first children’s book, about a group of clever, creative, and courageous kids figuring out how to thrive in…
Don’t Quit On Us
It only took twelve years to put out a second book, but the paperbacks have finally arrived. “Prior to the 2020 pandemic, studies showed that four out of every ten teachers were already leaving their classrooms and their professions. COVID…
