Last week, the school I teach at most frequently put up a poll about “Who Is the Best Tom?” Now by a poll, I mean a blank sheet of paper where people write down their favorites. As of the last time I taught there, these were the candidates: Tom CruiseTom HanksTom HardyTom HiddlestonTom Hollard Which … More Motivational Music Monday: Best Tom Edition
In my life and in this blog, I try to be positive. I really do. But it’s hard when our government is doing things that we need to speak out against. I can understand and justifify it in my own mind, but I struggle to present the positive spin on things to others. However, North … More North Carolina Voters: Support Teachers and Public Servants and Local Control and Fair Taxation and Married Women and Our Military Serving Abroad by Voting NO on ALL 3 Constitutional Amendments
I love this song, and I love this video. It is SO 70’s. But, then, so am I. At least here in the NC Triangle Area, this week is supposed to have temperatures in the 70s, which I am, and I think most of us are, so thankful for. I can absolutely tell you that … More Motivational Music Monday: Earth Wind & Fire Edition
I often say that I celebrate EVERY holiday I can. Today, that’s National Voter Registration Day! Today, organizations across the country are running massive voter registration drives to try to sign up every legally eligible American citizen to vote in the coming midterms. If you know that you aren’t registered, you can go to the … More Let’s All Celebrate National Voter Registration Day By Checking Our Voting Status
Yesterday was Grandparents Day in the US. I’m not a grandparent, and my grandparents have passed on. But I’ve been having some conversations and reading a book that is making me think about how important grandparents can be. The book addresses how difficult it is to be a working parent. It makes me think about … More Motivational Music Monday: Grandparents Day Edition
This one is an obvious one. It honors not only Dolly Parton, who we lost recently, but also Gloria Steinem, who we lost last week. The song itself may not be THAT motivational, but the movie for which it speaks is. Jane Fonda was the moving force behind that movie, and she asked Dolly Parton … More Motivational Music Monday: Labor Day Edition
It’s been a tough week or so for me, and I assume for others as well. So I just wanted to share this encouraging message from NJ Senator Cory Booker. I was planning to be in New Jersey this weekend for a wedding, but circumstances made it such that I chose to stay home to … More Thanks to a Senator Who Knows How Hard It Is For Us All To Keep Speaking Out
