The Half Marathon
I’m getting ready to run my race on Sunday, and I couldn’t be less prepared. I ran all summer, and then school started and I found less and less time, and even less energy….but I’m committed, so I’ll run anyhow. It’s been a tough week. I’ve had a lot of crying bouts, that have just [...]
6 Months
Yesterday was 6 months. 6 months since I last held or looked upon my child. She didn’t go off to college, she didn’t leave the house to marry…she died. She’s not coming back. I know that and still it is impossible to believe. I look at her picture hanging up at work and it reminds [...]
Redefining All Things Java
With the turn of events in my family’s lives, my blog has taken on a decidedly melancholy tone. I’ve often wondered if the Javacat Café now feels more like the Suicide Café. I thought about apologizing for this….for just a moment and then decided that I would not. I have other decisions to make in [...]
Super Tuesday IS my Superbowl!
I hate football, but this blog entry isn’t about football it’s about my own personal Superbowl. Super Tuesday! Today is my pre-game show, though I failed to attract any buyers for the expensive commercial spots I was selling. Contrary to what so many of you apathetic Americans might think, your [...]
Santa Fe, this is for you!
Alright Daniel, Kucinich is officially out. What do I have to do to get a recruit for Camp Obama from my New Mexico blog-associates?
Barack Obama,JFK 2000
Young, handsome, brilliant, charismatic. One might have used those words to describe John F. Kennedy when he ran for president forty-eight years ago. They can now most aptly be used to describe Senator Barack Obama. I haven’t felt this invigorated or passionate about a presidential election since my first presidential election post-18. I have to [...]
Utah is all right with gay-teen suicides
On March 9, 2007 Utah’s Governor, Jon Huntsman, signed a bill that would allow school districts to ban Gay-Straight Alliances if they fail to “maintain the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior.” Apparently it didn’t matter that Utah has one of the highest suicide rates in the country in the gay-teen population. To create [...]
The Value of a War Veteran
By now most of you have either seen or heard of the appalling conditions that veterans have had to endure at the Walter Reed VA hospital in Virginia. The conditions, though mired, were not nearly as incomprehensible as the road blocks that soldiers have had to navigate to get care. We are already a nation [...]
A Teacher Shortage
We’ve turned the corner into a new year and it’s that busy season for me yet again. Time to recruit. I have one new school on the docket, two expansions and four existing. The expansions have pushed me further into the realm of recruiting for secondary education which requires that I discover candidates with more [...]
My Diatribe on Immigration
This blog is in response to Jim’s blog from yesterday, which generated a good albeit heated discussion on immigration. I chose not to comment, because I couldn’t possibly express how I feel about immigration in a space that is respectful of someone else’s space. Jim’s brilliance and his ability to articulate on [...]