A few weeks ago, Jerry and I flew to Houston, Texas to visit our son, John and family. We fly into Hobby Airport and shuttle over to Alamo car rental to pick up our crossover rental. Fortunately, John and family do not live too far from Hobby which means we are not zipping from one… Continue reading The Busyness of Distraction
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
~ Robert Fulghum, Author For the last several weeks, I have been reflecting on the common good. Common good being what is best for all of us – not just me, but in the bigger picture how we live as a community, as a country, collectively. In other words, it’s about all of us. The… Continue reading All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
A Visit to the Library
I have always loved reading. As a young child one of my favorite books was the Golden Book, The Little Taxi that Hurried. “We’re a speedy pair, we’ll get you there.” When I became school age and could get to the library by myself, I loved the orange covered Bobbs-Merrill biographies. Abigail Adams, Eli Whitney, Sacagawea, David… Continue reading A Visit to the Library
The School Bell Has Rung, and We’ve Got Homework!
I realize that the school bell now rings in August, at least in Missouri, but humor me. Habits are hard to break. As a child, school always began the day after Labor Day. When I taught school, it still began the day after Labor Day as did our sons’ schools until they reached high school.… Continue reading The School Bell Has Rung, and We’ve Got Homework!
