Real Life and Other Randomness

In my classroom, we always talk about the power of words, about denotation (the literal meaning of a word) as opposed to the connotation (th...

I went to a cook-out tonight with friends.  I had a wonderful evening, but there are times when to be surrounded by such love -- such fun --...

My mom's latest obsession is jigsaw puzzles.  They keep her mind occupied and present the detail-oriented challenge that she always seem...

To everyone who knows me and knows how much I love Duke basketball, let me reassure you.  I am alive.  I am still breathing, and all breakab...

Last night, I got a call from a friend in England.  The call woke me up (although I claimed that it did not, I am sure), to talk about our m...

It's a cool spring morning in Texas, and there's a familiar scent in the air -- rivalry.  It seems to have drifted the 1,201 miles f...

Life can be a pretty frustrating endeavor sometimes.  It's unpredictable and challenging.  So when the people I depend on to keep it ste...