Hi, My Name is MaryAnn (Barrucco, 2001 Amazon) is a heart-wrenching and honestly told story of a woman who deals with an alcoholic husband, addiction problems, and family loss. An autobiography, this book obviously took incredible courage to write, and offers humor, insight, hope, and balance in what seems to … Continue reading
** See note from Accelerated I/O at bottom of post. Apologies for any misinformation!** Pac-n-Zoom (Accelerated I/O) is a cloud-based graphical interface that allows users to upload their own photo content (or whatever graphical content they wish), convert this content to SVG format, edit the content with a simple editor, … Continue reading
That’s War (Sirmon, 2011 available Amazon) is an unedited, un-retouched diary of William Arthur Sirmon, decorated WWI veteran, released by his great-grandson, Brannon Sirmon. Through this diary, the reader becomes intimately familiar with the thoughts, feelings, and actions of soldiers during the time of war. The diary begins, as most … Continue reading
(Part of the My Education in Education series) I was recently cleaning out my “e-clutter” and came upon a reflection I wrote about my first year of teaching during that same year. The first year is so riddled with challenges, questions, emotions, and insecurities. Below, an excerpt of a journal … Continue reading
So I bet a lot of you thought this would be some type of post about gaming. Not so much. More personal than that, a reflection really, on the past month or so (feels like so much longer!). The idea of the reset button is something I didn’t really think … Continue reading
Nimpentoad (Henry, Josh & Harrison Herz, 2011; available on Amazon) is a lovely, illustrated tale about dear Nimpentoad’s adventure to lead his fellow Niblings through the oft dangerous Grunwald Forest in a journey for their survival. Throughout the journey, Nimpentoad and his friends encounter various creatures that have both strengths … Continue reading
So, I spent much of my professional life (okay, all but one week so far) being a teacher. Yes, I have written articles, played music at weddings and done other such activities, but none of these as my “career,” so to speak. This begs the question: What exactly do I … Continue reading
This post will actually be an introduction to a series of posts about my experiences as a teacher in America; more specifically, about my experiences as a teacher in both Vermont and NYC. There are a lot of places to go in this series, and I would like to visit … Continue reading
I have been waiting to write about this, mostly for political reasons, but now that I have formally submitted my resignation letter and landed a new job, I can write a bit more freely about certain topics. First, I have a brand new job in a technical field that I … Continue reading
Love can be a funny thing. It’s the sort of thing that has just sort of “happened” to me, in various modes, throughout my life. For him, I am feeling what I am calling “the Love,” capital “L” and all. This love is different from love that I have felt … Continue reading