Golden Nuggets: I Should Be Dead Or In Jail I was hanging out with some of my friends recently when it struck me like lightning. By all...

There was an excellent movie from the 1980’s called “Stand By Me.” 1986 to be exact. The plot is that the protagonist is writing his...

As I write this, the Thanksgiving Holiday was yesterday, and as always I hope everyone enjoyed it in some way. Whether it was eating a...

(My Dad and I, Father's Day, June 21, 2020. We had so much fun that day!!) As I write this, Labor Day is approaching. The unofficial end...

March is one of my favorite months. National Reading Month! National Reading Month was created to honor famous children’s author Dr....

Being a classroom teacher is a funny thing. Especially if you’re teaching in the ‘hood. If you start at the beginning of the school year,...

January is National Mentoring Month, and it got me thinking on what is the true nature of mentoring? It seems like quite a few people...

‘Tis better to give than to receive!” It is December, 2022 and many of us have begun the process of buying gifts for our friends, family...

There’s an old saying: the more things change, the more they stay the same. But unfortunately sometimes, they get worse! That’s certainly...

February 11th, 2021 COVID-19 and OUR responsibility to Educate OUR Children! Hello, Class! School is now in session, and today our topic...

Inmates on Death Row are typically granted a last meal. Prison cooks on staff will literally prepare any request that is made. The...

Hello, everyone! I want to talk to you for a minute about Covid & The Comfort Zone. Like everyone else, I found myself working from home...

April 9th, 2020 Strange days… This is my first blog in a while. Since 2018! I was well intentioned when I started it: I wanted to convey...

In the back of my mind, I was brainstorming for months about the topic of my first blog post. I wanted to share some of what I've learned...