My sons make fun of me for my admittedly pathetic and corny love of word humor. Word play and puns send me into a swirl of giggles, and I am my own best audience. I have always loved a good homonym/homophone, but nothing irks me more than when the wrong form is used. Insert eye … [Read more...] about Momonyms
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The Geb Album Release Party to Benefit Middle School Arts
It only took me 50 years to be invited to an album release party. I'm not cool but I know cool people. Raleigh band The Geb dropped its first album this week, and it won't disappoint. My sons asked me if I was going to just keep listening to the same song over … [Read more...] about The Geb Album Release Party to Benefit Middle School Arts
Aspen Institute’s Commission on Social , Emotional, Academic Development Has the Answers
Back in the 90s in my corporate days, my boss always talked about our “emotional intelligence.” He droned on and on about how our “EQ” was more important than our IQ. It sounded like corporate training mumbo jumbo back then, mostly because there was no direction to help us … [Read more...] about Aspen Institute’s Commission on Social , Emotional, Academic Development Has the Answers
#ThankATeacher
We've been in some state of mourning since November 9. No joke. The DeVos confirmation about put us all over the proverbial edge. The tough part in all this has been the effect on my children. They saw us campaign and canvass for much of last year. Our candidate lost. They saw us … [Read more...] about #ThankATeacher
Be A Boss (With a Little Help From the Forte Foundation)
I once had a boss who sent a taxi to her daughter’s elementary school to pick her up when the nurse called saying she was sick. The little girl was ten, just a year younger than my youngest son is now. I was fresh out of college at the time and recall thinking to myself that I … [Read more...] about Be A Boss (With a Little Help From the Forte Foundation)
Life & Liberty Aren’t Enough. What About Dignity?
As Americans, we hold our heads high on the pedestal of freedom. We wax poetically about liberty, wearing it as a mantle of international justice. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, are after all, key tenets of our way of life. Yet I venture to say that one integral … [Read more...] about Life & Liberty Aren’t Enough. What About Dignity?
Civics and Civility: Political Paradigm in America
As my children grow more in tune with the political process, it gets tougher and tougher to help them make sense of this world of ours. They ask to stay up late to watch the debates, both Republican and Democratic, and we oblige. Twelve year old Bird reads the headlines on his … [Read more...] about Civics and Civility: Political Paradigm in America