Month: November 2019

All of us have tales of Thanksgivings past that solicit smiles and warm memories of the holidays.  These are some of my favorites. Continue reading “Thanksgiving – A Day to Give Thanks and Remember”

An interesting experience this week leads me to write today’s blog.  My daughter was teaching a section of a class in the development of television as part of her teaching assistant responsibilities, and, having been in the classroom for, well, thirty-eight years, I wanted to see her in action.  I took my seat in the back of a small, amphitheater-style lecture hall, where I had a vantage point that allowed me to see all of the students in the class.  It was gratifying to see how well she did – her presentation was smooth and polished, but of far greater importance, her talk was light and engaging, with video clips and humor to keep students with her.  Both the professor for whom she is a teaching assistant, and her advisor in the department mentioned to me how much they love her and enjoy working with her.  As a parent, there is nothing better to hear. Continue reading “Back in the Classroom”

Every so often, items pop into our consciousness  that provoke a variety of responses – amusement, anger, depression, frustration.  It runs the emotional gamut.   Someone shooting at a rival gang member down a street crowded with children trick-or-treating.  There was no thought process, it was a see-and-shoot reaction. In this case, probably a young person whose brain hasn’t developed a fully mature sense of “I really shouldn’t do that.” Continue reading “More of Life’s Ironies”