BADMINTON BLUES

BADMINTON BLUES

Photo by Naveen Kumar on Unsplash Life gives hard lessons, and they often come with a price. Literally. I speak, of course, from experience. Take for example the hard lesson my friend Luke and I learned, from all things, badminton.   At the time, Luke and I were both...
Missed Opportunity

Missed Opportunity

*Photo by Lucian Alexe on Unsplash. Enclosed is a real email I received from the Papa John’s Pizza chain. The email was in response to an order I had placed. It was the first time I had ordered pizza from them since I don’t know how long, so I’m not exactly a...
Hand-Washing Anxiety Disorder

Hand-Washing Anxiety Disorder

*A real sign, in a real public restroom. in a real grocery store. I am writing this note to thank the corporate decision-making gurus behind this sign (see above), for posting specific step-by-step instructions on proper hand-washing procedures. Now, customers like...
Buffalo Soldiers – A Tribute

Buffalo Soldiers – A Tribute

Prior to becoming a full-fledged teacher, I started out as a teacher’s assistant working at a school for students with emotional disabilities. Being a school that is specialized in helping students with behavioral issues, a less stringent dress code was in place to...