Teaching is the only profession where you steal supplies from home and take them to work. ~Unknown This year I celebrated teacher appreciation month by leaving the profession for good. I knew without a doubt the time had come. I didn’t get the kids. …

“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” ~David Bowie New Year’s Day. I want to write something inspirational. I want to be filled with gratitude. I want to be happier and more optimistic. I want a do over. If you seek ten…

“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” — ~Mark Twain I set my alarm for 1:00 a.m., crawled out of bed, and drove to Sweetwater Preserve still wearing my flannel jammies. I wanted to witness the partial lunar eclipse for myself. My destination was an empty parking lot out of town. …

“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country” ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” ~Donald Trump I joined the United States Navy not to protect my country, but to save myself. I enlisted in 1973, the tail end of the Vietnam War. The military was not popular, and neither was I. Terrible grades and lack of financial support made college out…

“Is there anything that doesn’t happen to you?” Asked a friend of a friend. Good question. In the last eight months, I broke my foot, was rear ended at a stop light, and on Wednesday, I tested positive for COVID. Given where I work, and what I do for a…

Who is Krysten Sinema? That’s what thousands of democratic voters in the state of Arizona are asking themselves. Krysten Sinema is not: A team player. She gave a thumbs down to $15 minimum wage and refused to eliminate the filibuster to pass voting rights. Many of her devoted supporters and…

“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.” ― Chris Maser Sequoia National Park and I share the same birthday. September 25. We are a few years apart. …

“I put my heart and my soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States of America. …

I decided to quit drinking for thirty days. Starting tomorrow. While in Albuquerque, I shopped at a local liquor store. Jubilations! It’s a landmark. I walked in the door and was immediately overwhelmed by the vast selection of everything alcohol. A store employee asked if he could be of assistance. …