I had a very nice teacher interview me about effective lesson planning. It’s cool having 4 blogs on different subjects so I can meet people all over the spectrum. Thanks to Dorit, a true mentor teacher, for the opportunity to share my thoughts. Now on to the post of the day …
It’s Sunday night and [...]
When I shopped for my wife’s platinum engagemet ring there were so many choices: white gold, yellow gold, platinum, and more. I learned through some really cool counselors that platinum is the absolute best choice and after hearing all the pros of platinum, that’s the one I went with.
Platinum has enduring qualities. Precious gems often [...]
How is your photo system on your blog? Mine has gone through many convoluted turns but I am fairly happy with it now. I found about about something new last week that I have been trying as a new service and I have to tell you about it. The company provides bloggers [...]
Youe see a lot of odd structures out here in the High Desert of California. Of course there are the cookie cutter suburbs with occasional carports added on. But out in the boonies you see everything from beautiful horse ranch property to dilapidated shacks that have dozens of curious appendages like old TV [...]
There are some things in life like auto insurance that give us peace of mind. The fees are worth it as we live each day a little less worried, a little more at peace. Future time stamping your blog posts can have that same effect. Most blogging platforms will allow you to [...]
If you’ve ever been embarrassed by being late, I found a lot of these on Blog Catalog Discussions. this post is for you time management enthusiasts out there:
1. Set your watch and clocks in your house to ten minutes ahead.
2. Use an online task manager like Remember the [...]
Here’s a thought I had to blog on that wasn’t blogging for a change. Do you watch Jack much? He’s quite a figure. Women hate him but by the end of the movie they love him. He’s a similar figure to Woody Allen in that way. I think the messge [...]
Sitting down with the intent to write is creative suicide. Bringing inspiration from somewhere or sometime else in your life is the key to sitting down and writing. Throughout the day, be imagining solutions. In your car, when that traffic threatens to give you a coronary, breathe. Use visualization to see solutions. The world needs [...]
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Remember last Summer? Hard to [...]
I try and be forward with setting boundaries. At 39 in life and my career of teaching, I have learned how a lack of boundaries can waste time, months, even years on people and causes that you really don’t want in your life. A big part of boundaries is learning to say no. Unfortunately this [...]
