These past few days I’ve been wracking my brain thinking of jobs any of us could have and keep if we distorted our resumes. My thinking led me to a story I remember from my childhood. My father owned a pharmacy and was very loyal to the few employees he…

I know it’s been a few weeks since my last post making the name of this blog somewhat inaccurate and misleading. I am considering changing the spelling of weekly however. There is much to write about as we approach Thanksgiving. My daughter returned home from college the other day as…

Mid-October is a great time to be a sports fan. Football is in full swing, the NBA is just underway along with hockey and the baseball playoffs pit the best teams in baseball against each other. …

I don’t remember the first baseball game I attended as a child. I don’t remember the first game I watched on television either. I do remember the first game I took my son to, the first game I took my son and my father to, the opening day games together…

One of the great pleasures of my job these days are my visits to one of the five elementary schools in the district. Just seeing the children walk through the halls brings a smile to my face. To the children I am just an official looking man, wearing a suit…

Yesterday, tennis great Roger Federer announced his retirement from professional tennis. This announcement was not much of a surprise, Fed (as he is often referred to by those close to him) has struggled with injuries the past few years and he is 41 years old, an advanced age for any…

What a difference a year makes (really two years). Of the many challenges that went with opening schools the past few years we had to deal with distance. Much of every school plan involved attempting to maintain 6 feet of distance between students, between students and teachers, between teachers and…

Just last week I left Ohio leaving my daughter behind to start her next adventure. It was literally 7 days ago, but it may as well have been a month or more. Time seems so interesting as now I find myself hanging on her texts, her calls. I have found…

My Own Private Iceberg My daughter is leaving for college in a few weeks. I am, at varying times, excited, elated, sad, nervous and panicked. She is in her transition period between high school student and college student, she really isn’t either right now. …