I was about 14 the first time I met my friend Mr. Emerson but I didn’t like him. Maybe it was because it was my 9th grade English class and I found his essay on Self-Reliance to be dull and uninspiring. Or maybe it was because I thought a man who had died long ago… Continue reading 5 Things A Dead Guy Could Teach My Children
Month: April 2015
Remember When Truth Killed Reality
The first time I moved to Texas I received a 15 minute long education about the way things were in Los Angeles as understood by a man who had never been there before. My education began during happy hour at a Saltgrass Steak House in the Fossil Creek neighborhood of Fort Worth. The California plates… Continue reading Remember When Truth Killed Reality
How Dad Increased His Productivity For Less Than $10
Sunday night I sat down with my son and listened to him share some of his thoughts and concerns about what high school might be like. I told him I could relate to many of his concerns because they weren’t any different from those I had when I was a student. His little sister overheard… Continue reading How Dad Increased His Productivity For Less Than $10
Everyone Knows Better Than You Do
Earlier this week I read an article about a university professor who was attacked for things they said on their private Facebook page. The commentary in question was almost two years old and was only discovered because someone went digging through the offenders Facebook updates. I can’t tell you what prompted the research. Can’t say… Continue reading Everyone Knows Better Than You Do
