Uncorking Your Brilliance

“It’s not about being brilliant about what you know if no one can access it.” Rebecca said these words last night during a professional development session I attended. I grabbed my pencil and wrote them down as fast as I…

“It’s not about being brilliant about what you know if no one can access it.” Rebecca said these words last night during a professional development session I attended. I grabbed my pencil and wrote them down as fast as I…

Saturday Steve () and I headed out the door to meet my Aunt and Uncle for breakie at the local coffee shop. First Street, the road to all things coffee, is pedestrian and bike friendly. Which is convenient to live…

Well, there’s no way I could do all of that in the morning and be at my desk by 9:00. I need to journal. I need to have a cup of coffee. I need to take the dog out. I…

We’re approaching that time of year again: Erin’s birthday month which has now become a time of inadvertent reflection. I’m one of those birthday a-holes. I don’t really care, I don’t want a big deal made of it, I like…

I remember back in the day when Thanksgiving break approached during school. Like the grammar and high school times. There was a half-day Wednesday, and then we’d drive up to my grandparents, who had a house on a little island…

Back in ‘87 I thought I was the coolest thing in town because I worked at Bennigan’s. You heard me. To this day, Benningan’s birthday song is the only song I’ll sing out loud. The particular Bennigan’s I worked at…

A year into your Peace Corps service as a volunteer is a milestone of sorts. It’s when you feel more like a native of the host country than an American. For me, it meant I felt Panamanian. Your work projects…