Rep. John Lewis — good on you for calling out the President-elect’s fishy results (especially since Trump fostered all that birther nonsense about Obama). Enjoy the day off. Same with the other members of Congress who won’t be attending. But remember: the inauguration isn’t a coronation, it’s a ceremonial transfer of power that should be witnessed. […]
On this day 49 years ago, the Green Bay Packers met the Kansas City Chiefs in Los Angeles, California in a “new” contest that would later be known as the Super Bowl. The photo above is from the souvenir program of that game (©NFL). Here are some fun facts from Harvey Frommer’s 2015 book, When It […]
MEA is back. But where has it been for 17 years? The teachers’ union in Minnesota is called Education Minnesota. But it used to be called the Minnesota Education Association (MEA) until 1998 when it merged with another teachers’ union called the Minnesota Federation of Teachers (MFT). And every October that I can remember, the union has had […]
Don’t you have to go to work tomorrow? As I watched my Broncos defeat the Minnesota Vikings last night I was struck by the number of Vikings fans in the stands, way off in faraway Denver. What’s the deal with that? As a Minnesotan, I could understand if the game was in Green Bay or even Chicago […]
How have I managed to miss this? Apparently Open Streets has been happening for a few years in Minneapolis — usually in the summer when I may or may not be in town. Yesterday I happened upon the event by accident because Nicollet Avenue — a main thoroughfare of the Minneapolis grid — was shut […]
Big story yesterday — a 14 year old gets suspended from school as a result of bringing a home-made clock to school. The boy is Muslim, has dark skin, and his name is Ahmed. Outrage ensues. So what if Ahmed’s clock turned out to be a bomb? The teacher would be saluted as a hero […]
The official slogan of RenoGulch.com is “Do more real stuff,” and one of the tenets of that belief is that much of our technology use is a less “real” pursuit than other more natural, human experiences. But not always. Use the following signposts to help evaluate your technology use and see if how they line […]
The official slogan of RenoGulch.com is “Do more real stuff.” It’s not a complicated idea, but please allow me to elaborate a bit. I’m a retired teacher — we tend to over-explain. I’m no psychologist, life coach, or personal trainer — these ideas come from my own research and life experience. But let me break […]
Do more real stuff. Sounds simple, no? Now that I’m semi-retired with plenty of time on my hands, I have the opportunity to be intentional in what I do every day. So how do I fill my day when I no longer have to go to work? I’ve discovered plenty of advice in books […]