Everybody has energy that washes all over us every time we’re around them. We can’t help it. Some people bring us up, others bring us down- whether we’re doing it consciously or not. Gary Miller was one of those people…
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Why I Quit Teaching
It’s 9:30am on a Thursday morning in September. I’m sitting at home, at my dining room table, writing and giving my dog too many treats. It feels great but not quite normal. Normal for me at this time of day…
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It Wasn't Europe But It Was Still Good
Is it ok to be jealous of your kids? I hope so. This summer my daughter Ally spent 6 weeks studying in Spain. After classes, my wife flew over to meet her and they spent the next 2 weeks traveling…
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Todd Fulginiti Quintet presents Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue
Every once in awhile, something happens that changes everything. Smallpox is cured. The internet is invented. Your baby is born. Musically, one of those moments happened in New York on March 2 and April 22, 1959. On those dates, the…
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My Room, My Ex: A Teacher's Story
I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. The day I say goodbye to my room. We’ve been together for 25 years. Even longer if you count the time we spent together before we got serious.
We were…
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