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Ecclesiastes 3:1 says:  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. The Teacher then goes on to list a ser...

It's been almost a month since my last post. I've thought about writing something, and I've even started a few " pieces o...

An empty baggie? I have this baggie in my desk. It is empty. I can't remember when I put it in there either. But it's a sign of...

The turn of the calendar to a new year is always a time of reflection for me. Thinking back over the past year--the events, the challenges, ...

When I was taking my first class for my Masters' degree back in 2004 or so, our professor, Dr. John Van Dyk, asked us to craft a concise...

My wife has been out of town for a few days, so last night my kids and I decided to go out for supper to the local Chinese buffet. I lov...

I've been blogging now for a little over a year and a half, and I feel like I almost know what I'm doing now. Since May 2012, when...

I started this blog one year ago today. I feel like my life is very different in some ways and very much the same in others. It's been a...

The Thinker by Rodin Those of you who read my blog regularly may have noticed by now that I often include statements like, "I'...

Do you ever talk with colleagues or friends and feel like they are so profound and brilliant that you feel like a slobbering fool beside the...

I'm occasionally part of a twitterchat on Saturday mornings (#rechat -- "Rethinking and re-imagining education" --  @johntspen...

Are you an elementary or middle school teacher who would like your students to blog for school, but you're worried about privacy and saf...

I have started several posts in the past couple days that just haven't come together. Writer's block stinks. I really enjoy writin...

Great resource here for a quick and easy way to create a great looking website. Check out tackk.com . No understanding of programming langua...

There's a whole swirl of things behind this... - I have been using Twitter for the past year or so as a personal professional developm...

I've tried starting a blog at least three other times before.  In each case, I got two or three posts in, and life started getting in t...