No not education, no not politics. Today I can only keep one thing on my mind and it is Game 7. This is my brother Matt's fault. See he took me to that cathedral of America's Pastime, the Friendly Confines

It was my third year in the classroom and I was looking for rules to break. These are the continued trials and tribulations of my teaching career. This is the ninth part of the story of how a military

Flash in the pan or a real teacher. Success was mine, but could I sustain it? These are the continued trials and tribulations of my teaching career. This is the ninth part of the story of how a military

I accepted the challenge of teaching three years of material in 45 days! I knew I was either going to see my teaching career go down in flames, or I was going to succeed and stick it to the man! These

The wonderful and beautiful Mojave Desert left an indelible imprint on my mind. My family moved to the Richcrest area for a few months when I was a young child and I have never forgotten it. These are

I almost quit, I actually had a job lined up and everything. The one time in my first few years where I thought my career was done, it was very close. These are the continued trials and tribulations of

The continued trials and tribulations of my first year of teaching. This time the musical theme of the subtitles should be easy, comment and let me know what you think it is. This is the fifth part of

The Grand Canyon is a place that should be on everyone's bucket list. I ended up there in February 2014 on my way back to the east coast driving a Nissan Quest pickup truck with a U Haul trailer behind

Everyone's first year is bad, mine was even worse. This is the fourth part of the story of how a military veteran, failed rock and roller, and single dad became a successful inner-city schoolteacher. This

If you are not preparing for a natural disaster, you are preparing to be a victim. This weekend in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA we lost power for about 14 hours after Tropical Storm Matthew passed

The awe of its majesty still moves me; the Grand Canyon is an amazing place. During my military career I travelled all over the world. I have seen places that moved me deeply. The Grand Canyon lives up

One of the most amazing places on earth, bar none. In 2014 I traveled across the USA first by train (westbound) and then by pick-up truck (eastbound). I have shared a lot of those pictures in my posts,

The story of how I set myself up to fail before I had even had my first day in the classroom as a full time teacher. This is the third part of the story of how a military veteran, failed rock and roller,

This is the second entry of my school teacher series, telling the story of how a military veteran, failed rock and roller, and single dad became a successful inner-city schoolteacher. This is a reboot

The story of how a rock and roller, military veteran, and technology nerd ended up teaching middle and high school history in the inner-city. This is a rewrite of my first entry of my inner-city teaching

Working the presentation of my research A Comedy of Errors So my wife and I left Wednesday morning to travel to my university. I was a nervous wreck. It was rainy and cloudy but Waze told me it should

Hey all, I just wanted to let everyone who follows me know that my dissertation passed with minor modifications. So I guess I am officially Dr. K. But as I have said, I have no intention of claiming that

Sometimes the storm is raging around us and we think we are all alone. Why I Have Not Been Faithfully Posting This Week I wanted to share this with everyone on Steemit. I have been posting a little less

Dr. John Henry Holliday Dogs are cool too. I am fully aware that the internet is made of cats, and I have already written my ode to Noel, but dogs have traits that cats will never have. When I go to sleep

Mr. Bluebird joins the BMWRider for a round of disc golf. Sometimes you need to stop and appreciate the beauty around you. SOMETIMES IF YOU JUST LOOK YOU ARE BLESSED FOR A MOMENT I am preparing for a major