parenthood, porch breezes, college football, and the occasional thesis on growing up and growing old in the south
"Which is clearer...A, or...B?" My view through the optometrical torture device shifts from a very clear L C O P M to one that maybe, just maybe is slightly less clear. "Again, which is clearer...A, or...B?" I struggle. The optometrist really sounds like she knows the answer, but just like most every math test I suffered … Continue reading Refocusing these corrective lenses
As so many of you likely did at some point today too, around the office this morning we reflected on where we were 17 years ago when the news hit. For me, I was coming out of the x-ray wing at Eastside Medical Center in Snellville. The very first images were being shown on a … Continue reading 9/11 remembrances – torn apart, but arose as one
As an educator my summer schedule allows for some time to reflect, rest, and grapple with those thoughts I've been putting on the back burner again and again since the calendar turned the year over. While I do work many hours between June and July, I at least get the peace of seeing the morning … Continue reading Social media – trending down, but not out
It's the first whiff of charcoal. It's the sound of generators cranking into action. It's seeing the kids choosing up sides for that first (of many) tailgate matchups. And it's the feeling of being back home. College football returns tomorrow. And it is those things that are my favorite parts of a new season. Those … Continue reading August ends and Autumn begins
Just when the day's weight is at it's heaviest. As the sun relents and leaves the hours left before the calendar turns to remind you of why stress is such an imposing word. As you settle into your chair and the dog moseys out behind you, it bears down. It is here that I revisit … Continue reading Where the porch breeze blows
