Back in June, I wrote about Father’s Day and how, when our son was young and after we had celebrated Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Grandparents’ Day, he asked, “When do we have Kids’ Day?”There was no answer back then, so we created a… Read More
There was a wonderful exhibit down at the Rockport Center for the Arts (where I have exhibited myself) when we were there recently. It was called, “Material Conversations: Woven In Place” featuring the work of artist Doerte Weber. It spoke to me, probably… Read More
For as long as I can remember, I have gone down to the Gulf Coast of Texas in August. It was an easy drive, only about an hour, from Victoria where I was raised. Usually we went to Rockport; we would have a picnic on… Read More
The national awareness of the needless loss of children probably started with Columbine in Littleton, CO, in 1999 when 13 students and a teacher were senselessly gunned down in April of that month. I was teaching in a high school in Connecticut then, and… Read More
Here’s the thing about an education: once you have it, no one can ever take it away. It can’t be lost, or stolen, or repossessed; it doesn’t break, or get worn, or go out of style. It empowers you to become most fully who you… Read More
