Not So Distant Future

“In our youth our hearts were touched with fire” (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.) What are you passionate about?  That’s the key to the “passion quilt meme.”   The idea is to pick a photo from Flickr (or take a photo) that reflects what you feel passionately about regarding your students. At a recent Austin citywide art [...]

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    ”My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” ~ Bob Hope We’ve decided to give our own children a gift for others this year.  How about a flock of ducks, a child’s health, [...]

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   Today some students on our campus are observing the National Day of Silence in support of our student Gay-Straight Alliance.  What can we as educators do?   Check here for a list of ideas on ways to support students.

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As I watch the news about Virginia Tech tonight, I can’t help but think of a memorial I read about Kurt Vonnegut in the New York Times. “To Mr. Vonnegut, the only possible redemption for the madness and apparent meaninglessness of existence was human kindness. The title character in his 1965 novel, “God Bless You, [...]

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I’ve been “tagged!”  If you aren’t familiar with this, it’s a blog game where a theme or question circulates, and people tag other people to respond to the theme or question. Scott Schwister of Higher Edison tagged me(which I have to say made me feel really honored because I think he’s a very interesting writer). Now I’m supposed [...]

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Want to be a celebrity?  Put yourself on the cover of Wired magazine!

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 It’s really spring here.  After a year or two of drought, we’ve had a lot of rain and now we have sunshine and bluebonnets blooming everywhere.   It feels so refreshing.  I was starting to feel like I was dried up and crispy myself, and now everything feels lush and fruitful.     Even though Earth Day is 22 [...]

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Ok, this is what I feel like after the first week back from spring break.  Anyone else?   

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