Continuing Education (or: always be learning)
Two points, one post: As a former teacher, I lament the loss of school systems that actually teach children how to think; with the advent of No Child Left Behind and a strict adherence to the SOLs...
View ArticleLabels (and why I’m cutting mine out)
Labels. They’re the reason clothing companies created “tagless tees” – because tags chafe and itch, and otherwise drive you batty. (My grandmother used to cut all the tags out of her clothes; as soon...
View ArticleBookworm! (or: recapturing a lost love)
Confession: I used to be a huge bookworm. I taught myself to read when I was young. (Before you give me too much credit, my parents read to me every night from the time I was a baby, and I know that I...
View ArticleAdmissions of failure (and why they’re sometimes good)
So. Maybe you remember that post I wrote a while back, about sticking to your schedule and the admission of defeat if you miss a deadline? Well, here goes: I failed! (And I’m okay with that.) I’m...
View ArticleStranded (or: going with the flow when you’ve got no other choice)
For the past several days, I’ve had the Aerosmith song “Amazing” stuck in my head. Well, to clarify, I’ve had a single line of the song stuck, which has resulted in the rest of the song bouncing around...
View ArticleAdventure (and why it’s best together)
I have been traveling for the past couple of weeks, and I just wrapped up six days in Portland, OR for my second World Domination Summit. I have a post about the event that’s mostly written up… but...
View ArticleWorld Domination (or: World Changing 101)
I attended the inaugural World Domination Summit last June, and it was an amazing (life changing) experience. I didn’t know anyone else who was attending, and hadn’t been following any blogs besides...
View ArticleLost (and adrift in a sea of possibility)
It’s been about a week and a half since I arrived back on the east coast, and I have some confessions to make. Being at WDS was such an intense, joyful and fast-paced experience that when I got home, I...
View ArticleCh-ch-ch-ch-changes (and other fun developments)
It’s that time again. Another Tuesday rolls around, and with it another opportunity to reevaluate the purpose behind this blog. Next month will mark a year of weekly posts, never a skipped week, and...
View Article2012: A Year In Review
2012 was the year that it was all supposed to end (again). December 21 wasn’t that long ago, and it turns out the Mayan calendar didn’t foretell the end of the world. Maybe it was just a big shift in...
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