My first day as superintendent of Britton-Macon was November 4, 1991. I had been hired at the October 14th Board of Education meeting, but November 4th was my first day on the job. My appointment was on the October agenda so Ruth and I attended the meeting. I had been in the district for my …
A Table Tale
I saw this cartoon the other day and loved it. It reminded me of my youth, my kids, and my grandkids. Snow’s a lot of fun when you’re young. I never took the family card table to build a fort. My kids never took one either, but my grandkids may have. The kids on Edgeworth …
More About the Wesco Station
I got the Mustang back several months before that August interview. It went well, and I was offered a job before I left that night. I would be teaching six sections of seventh grade English, or two sections of geography and four sections of English. Mr. Hindbaugh asked if I had a preference. “Yes, I’d …
The Wesco Gas Station
The summer between my sophomore and junior year at Western, I bought a 1967 Mustang convertible. It was silver with a black top. If I was any cooler after that purchase, I would have been twins. My parents helped me look for the car, arrange for the loan, and added the Mustang to their …
10,000 Steps
Ruth bought me a “step counting” device for Christmas. It will do more than that. It’s a watch, a calendar, keeps track of your heart rate, calories burned, miles traveled, sleep patterns, and numerous other things. I wear it all the time. The package and promo material encourage you to take 10,000 steps each …
12 Chapters 365 Pages
Ruth and I have made some wonderful new friends in Florida. The girls do girl things, the guys do guy things, and we all do things together. Last year, the girls assembled several pictures. The assembly involved building frames (one guy helped) and painting motivational quotations on a canvas. The girls hung some up, gave …
I Lied
I didn’t actually lie, we just changed our mind. Ruth and I intended to go to Disney World on Christmas Day, but decided to pass as we drove into Orlando on Christmas Eve. Fifty million other people planned to go as well. I-4 was a parking lot, so we developed another plan. When you’re …
Just a Thought
It’s Christmas 2019. You should be hanging out with your family, so I’ll be brief. This is a unique day for me. For the first thirty years of my life I spent Christmas morning with my mom, dad, and sisters. Ruth was with me the last six of the thirty. We stopped waking up in …
December Weddings
I don’t understand why people get married in December. The month is full of celebrations as it is, so why not wait until Spring when the weather is nicer, birds are singing, and flowers are blooming. You know what I mean. Perhaps people are looking for the benefit of filing a joint tax return in …
Go Hard Eva
When we arrived in Michigan last week I asked Eva how they introduced each swimmer at her swim meet. I expected something like, “Ladies and gentleman, Please draw your attention to lane one where Eva Tebo will be representing Hamilton Middle School.” And then I asked, “Do you think that they would let me be …