Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash If not, I get it. Come back later when you’re ready. I was one of the millions of Americans who were, let’s say, disappointed by our 2024 Presidential election results. I really loved and believed in both our first Democratic candidate and our second one, as well as the second one’s new … More OK, I’m Ready to Talk about the Election…Are You?
Boy, it has been a week, an exhausting week. Remind me not to teach the day after an election. But it is testimony to teachers that after a night in which few got enough sleep, and while some watched the news in elation and some in despair, they all pulled themselves out of bed and … More Honoring Our Veterans
Wow, time really does fly when you are having fun. And I’ve had so much fun this Halllowalimuertos! I had planned to post so much more about everything I’ve been up to and discovering during this holiday. However, since this thing rose up spontaneously, I already had plans for many of the days between October … More Final Thoughts on the Eve before the Finale of Hallowalimuertos (or, a Radical Approach to Voting)
Welcome to Day 4 of our 6-day long holiday of Hallowalimuertos! It’s going by so fast. Halloween and Día de los Muertos are over, although the veil is still thin and you might still be getting messages from the other dimension. But it is Day 3 of Diwali, which is usually the most festive day … More A Hallowalimuertos Song
Much of my work is about analyzing stories and they power they have in our lives. This morning I saw a US Presidential campaign ad that I thought told a really good story in less than two minutes. So I wanted to talk about that, but to be fair, I wanted to also talk about … More A Tale of Two Campaign Ads
This week, President Joe Biden became the 9th among the 46 Presidents we have elected since the beginning of our nation to decide not to run for re-election. I don’t know all the reasons previous Presidents made that decision, but I do know about two: our Founding Father, George Washington, and the only one to … More A Perspective on Current Events from History…via Broadway
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