I want to be careful to NOT make this blog “feature” the length of a THE ATLANTIC article.  Just started to read a lengthy article and instead of reading it, I thought I would listen to it.  There are publications that have audio presentations.  This audio presentation of THE ATLANTIC article is 45 minutes!!  My [...]

Letter to My Students – Fifth Letter in a Series (Memorial Day 2021) Hello:First, as always and since July 3, 1989 – I love you.  You mean a lot to me.  One of the cool things about being a high school music teacher?  More often than not … MUCH MORE OFTEN (sorry – NOT sorry

Letter to My Students – Fourth Letter in a Series Hello:First, as always and since July 3, 1989 – I love you.  You mean a lot to me.  One of the cool things about being a high school music teacher?  More often than not … MUCH MORE OFTEN (sorry – NOT sorry – for the

Letter to My Students – Fourth Letter in a Series Hello:First, as always and since July 3, 1989 – I love you.  You mean a lot to me.  One of the cool things about being a high school music teacher?  More often than not … MUCH MORE OFTEN (sorry – NOT sorry – for the

Letter to My Students – Second Letter in a Series Hello:First, as always and since July 3, 1989 – I love you.  You mean a lot to me.  One of the cool things about being a high school music teacher?  More often than not … MUCH MORE OFTEN (sorry – NOT sorry – for the

Letter to My Students Hello:First, as always and since July 3, 1989 – I love you.  You mean a lot to me.  One of the cool things about being a high school music teacher?  More often than not … MUCH MORE OFTEN (sorry – NOT sorry – for the poor grammar; I am a  music

I love to read and discuss integrity.  Lots of topics can be wrapped around with “integrity.”  What is integrity?  Before you and I move forward, we need to have an understanding of the word.  the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. the state of being whole and undivided. Thoughts about

Sitting down… during the final day of the Spring Break… writing this article for possibly one person to read… takes discipline.  This article / random thoughts / blog entry / essay is about the foundation of my “E-Triangle” – DISCIPLINE.  The word “discipline” seems to get a bad rap!  When many of us hear the

Last night, I was sitting in the living room watching Channel 13 news.  A story came up about the California Department of Public Heath (CDPH) easing restrictions to allow cheerleaders to cheer at high school football games.  Very happy for those students.  They are a very important part of the "Friday Night Experience!"  Also, if

In the Twenty-First Century, this one word may be one of the most challenging words for many Americans.  What is that challenging word?  RESPONSIBLE or RESPONSIBILTY.  In my fifty-five years of living, I have a difficult time of thinking when more people did not want to accept responsibility.  I do believe that lack of being