Everybody asks this question. The checkers at the grocery store ask it. The teachers I walk past in the hallway at school ask it. The folks at church ask. The friend or colleague you work with says it. The barista asks me. Everybody asks everybody this question. How are you doing? What’s more, universally, everyone…… Continue reading Fine
Category: Memoir
Kayfabe
I have enjoyed and learned so much from working in a high school setting and with working with teenagers. In a very short time, I will be working with a lot of teenagers. A lot. One thing I’m reminded of often while working with some teenagers is their level of frustration with hypocrisy they see…… Continue reading Kayfabe
Fix
Once upon a time in California, my truck brakes went out as I approached a busy intersection in Merced. Luckily I was able to veer the truck to the right and away from the intersection. The truck jumped the curve, took out a street sign and headed towards a huge boulder a local office used…… Continue reading Fix
Now
The house came with light pink walls. There was also flower wallpaper borders along the top of the ceiling in the bedrooms. The home was built in 1984 and is located in a neighborhood a teenager may describe as an old person’s neighborhood, older homes, space between lots. Not subdivisiony. I am fine with that.…… Continue reading Now
