36,200 Miles • To Every PE Teacher I’ve Ever Had
To every PE teacher I’ve ever had, You. Are. Fired. I am not in your class anymore. You can’t tell…
Category: education
36,007 Miles • Letting Go of the Shame of Middle School Violin
I’m continuously fascinated by how my inner psychological Journey has been revealing itself. The more layers I peel away, the…
31,876 Miles • Indiana
Driving into Indiana, I was greeted with this beautiful sight shortly before sunset. Here’s something I learned on the drive…
29,278 Miles • This is Where Everything Broke
Names are important. Lake Placid. Mount Poke O Moonshine. Adirondacks. The places themselves are important, but the names somehow, mystically,…
22,122 • NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Some people get excited about seeing their favorite band in concert, some people get hyped about a day at an…
20,200 Miles • Math Confessions
Despite what you may think about me, I am not actually smart. I am not good enough. I am never…
15,126 Miles • A Powwow of Consequence
You’ve probably heard the observation by Robert Ingersoll that, “In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are…
14,795 Miles • Learning to be Flaky
After a stint in Nebraska with a sewing machine to make my new, fabulous, wonderful, keep-the-bugs-and-heat-out netting for the side…
14,102 Miles • Musings on the Prairie
This was written after visiting Fort Scott, an old army fort in Kansas at the edge of the “permanent” Indian…
13,737 Miles • Crystal Bridges
In the northwest corner of Arkansas, a region known for its hillbillies and moonshine whiskey, lies one of the finest…