While I was in Colorado last week, I was still able to teach my classes thanks to FaceTime. I sat in the hotel lobby and interacted with students over the internet while a substitute teacher was physically in the classroom. Even though I didn’t spend more than 20 minutes per class “teaching,” it was … Continue reading Remote teaching

I have spent exactly 0️⃣ days in my life singing in a choir. So, I was apparently possessed when I said yes to a district-wide email that was sent last spring asking faculty and staff if they wanted to participate in a choir to perform at our all-district start of the school year convocation. Fortunately, there was … Continue reading Literally singing a new tune

A NOTE TO ALL COACHES: This summer, I have seen more posts than ever on Facebook where coaches I know in many sports are taking vacations. Not a day trip somewhere--like, actually leaving town and going somewhere cool for a week or more-type vacations. GOOD FOR YOU!!! I've only been out of high school coaching … Continue reading A note to all coaches

Carrie Fisher's death shines a light on an underrated health problem This article sheds some light on sleep apnea, a disorder that I have. I do believe that since I began sleeping with a CPAP machine, I have slept much better, feel rested and more healthy, and my quality of life is much higher. If … Continue reading Sleep apnea

  If you ever have an hour to kill, I have a suggestion for something for you to do. Have a possum begin nesting in your garage and then spend an hour trying to fish it out. It was quite the father-son bonding experience for Murphy and I. We ended up chasing it into a … Continue reading Fun with a possum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JNn6su6Shs As a society, we suffer if we cannot speak with intelligence with one another. This republic was designed to work through our elected representatives at the state and national levels. The more informed we are regarding the issues, the better job we can do at electing those who can best serve our states and … Continue reading The demise of discourse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leyg6TA-HFc Maybe I'm the crazy one, but I actually believe that the way it's supposed to work is that you listen to all sides of an issue before making up your mind about it. That's why I watch a nearly equal amount of Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC as well as reading articles from a … Continue reading Isn’t this how it’s supposed to work?

Studies have shown that if one chooses to make a lifestyle change, it helps to make it public in order to help that person with accountability. During my physical last week, my doctor showed me how I've gained 60 pounds since I started seeing him almost 20 years ago. Much of that has occurred in … Continue reading Taking charge of my health

For many years, I have thought that over the top hyperbole was going to reach a point of no return in our everyday society.  Of course, it has really manifested itself when it comes to our written and broadcast news.  With the advent of “fake news,” we may have finally reached that point. Many moons … Continue reading We are all to blame for America

It's hard to boil down 366 days (remember, it was a leap year 😃) into nine photos, but here it goes: many people hated 2016, but it may have been my best year yet! Murphy and I rang it in at Top Golf, we met Marlins Man at Royals Fan Fest, my mom and sister visited … Continue reading Top 9 of 2016