ALL ABOUT THE STEPPS IN LIFE. Monday, July 6, 2015. Today, I got a sad phone call from Xan while I was at work. He discovered Aakash, my 8-9 year old ball python, had passed away. We buried her deep in the woods next to our apartment. It was quite the trek to find the right spot. She is now buried near one of our Milky frogs that passed a few years ago. Xan carved a letter A on one of the rocks for her.

Saturday, July 4, 2015. This time you walk out on earth. How often do you treasure it and pour out all you have each day? What are you leaving behind? Who do you live this life for? I have grown weary and tired over the last few weeks and can not seem to catch up. Do not grow weary in doing good. I hear it, and think, but I am so tired. What am I tired from? Our family has been surviving .

Sunday, August 9, 2015. Those students who make it through have found inside themselves that tiny spark of hope, the belief that circumstances can change, that they can have the life they want, that it is possible and attainable. And I am privileged to be able to fan the flames. In some classes I begin with the poem Hope by Emily Dickinson. Hope is the thing with feathers.

Saturday, April 30, 2011. My students and I are the losers in the current legislation. Share prosperity, you know. Thursday, April 7, 2011.

Sunday, August 16, 2015. Asian Countries are Top of OECD World Education Rankings. Avoiding Common Job Application Mistakes. Sex is Good for Your Health and Wellbeing.