Language lessons in math

Earlier this week, my hates-to-ask-for-help fifth grader came to me with her math book. As much as it pained her to admit (wonder where she gets that), she was struggling to understand her current unit. She’s a sharp kid, so I knew that once she fully understood...

Keep it in perspective

I don’t normally comment on social media topics because enough people out there–perhaps too many–are already doing it. For whatever reason, this time I feel compelled to jump into the fray. What set me off? Facebook. WAIT! Don’t stop reading!...

It’s a stretch

If I stood on the sidewalk outside my house for an hour and asked every runner who passed about his stretching habits, I’ll bet at leastĀ half would tell me they don’t stretch at all. I’d be part of that group, too. Before you gasp in shock, go online...

Connections

Someone I know well attended Bike Week in Key West this year. While he was there, he sent me a text message that contained his whereabouts, and he happened to be in a place that I know flaunts a web cam. Excitedly, I replied to him and told him where to stand so I...

Do something

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it. –Margaret Thatcher From time to time, I revisit this quote, which...