Archive for May 2013

We’re not alone. It’s crazy busy for everyone now. As I dash from place to place – and from project to project – I tell myself that “it’s just a busy time of year.” With numerous high school graduation events and districtwide end-of-school-year activities on my list, I tell myself that my frantic pell-mell pace…

“I could’ve been a contender. I could’ve been somebody.” Marlon Brando offered this rueful lament back in 1954 in the film “On the Waterfront.” I’m offering my own version now. Just as Brando’s character – Terry –  reflected on his career as a boxer in that classic, I’m doing the same. Terry and I have…

How do you do more with less? (Time, that is.) If I were interviewing you on the radio or as part of a panel discussion, I’d be interested in how you’d answer the above question. From that giant big box storehouse which rations “time.” we all receive an equal daily allocation…  and how well we…

Christmas is FOR the young. Memorial Day is ABOUT the young.  Yesterday was Memorial Day 2013. It is the day we “take time” to remember our military’s finest – those men and women who gave up their lives and dreams while protecting our freedom. In my adult years, I’ve always been grateful for the selfless…

“Early to bed, early to rise…” Forget about it! No wonder we’re tired! It’s the time of year we defy the laws of physics. With so many school day special events, planning and budget meetings, and graduation related celebrations on our calendar – somehow, someway we manage “to be” at two or three places all…

Believe it or not, many moons ago, I was a 2nd grade teacher. And please, don’t all of you teachers out there reply to tell me that you’re glad I’m out of the classroom. (I hear ya!) And also, don’t all of you school administrators reply to tell me to return to the classroom ASAP,…