The sky is staining light over the snow-covered fields surrounding my house. I love these quiet mornings. Perfect for reflecting on where I am. Later on today two old friends are coming over. The four of us will eat and laugh together. There is never enough eating and laughing with old friends. But that is [...]

I read a quick post by Joanne Jacobs on the story of a teacher who was suspended for one month for a picture of her at a bridal shower. In the picture she is seen near the male stripper who was working the shower. This picture was posted to facebook by someone else. Seen With [...]

Coffee in the morning. Seeing my Betty cat come home after 5 days gone. Keith. My students, for sharing. That moment in the classroom where learning clicks into a buzz of activity. Once a month dinner club with the girls is tonight. The theme is Texan. Though I had the best of intentions I hear [...]

This was what I posted on the blog for my Contemporary World Issues class today. I decided to share it here, too. Have you been thinking of essential questions to do with our reaction to the devastation in Haiti? Have you been talking about this with your students? — I have been addicted to the [...]

These twitter birds were created by Luc Latulippe and are available as a free download on his site. Click the image to go there. Really. I am afraid to hit my feed reader. In the past if I missed a day or two I’d be overwhelmed with the amount of information that fed into my [...]