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Uncomfortable. Different. Progress.

Right in sync, as often happens, Tom’s piece gives me insights I needed. Perfect followup up to my recent posts.

Gorillas, rhetorical fences and the anesthetic of blame

Insight, balance, well spoken post on the much discussed events of last week from writer, outdoors adventurer and friend Jennifer Bowman

Thoughts: Tom the Berserker

A well written piece about a difficult topic from a writer ( and friend) who really knows what he’s speaking about.

Mourning Comes

So fellow travelers,  I am up and on the road a good half hour earlier than my usual 6:30 am drive into work. I arrive and enter a dark and silent building, dreading the news which will come, because early morning emergency staff meetings never bring good news. So far all I know is somewhere […]

Riding the Wave

So fellow travelers,  here we are on the beach  staring down this big wave of change in education.   Eye witnesses say the first sign of a massive tsunami is “drawback,” a surreal  super low “tide” effect, as the water is pulled far out off shore.  It is often the only warning of the incoming […]

Under the Big Top

So fellow travelers,  I recently came across this expression:     It is a translated Polish proverb Nie mój cyrk, nie moje malpy which is a very intriguing way to say  “It’s not my problem.” I honestly had never heard it until someone used it as a comment on a social media site but it […]