It has nearly been a year since I last logged into Steemit. Last time I did, my wallet balance showed me to be a billionaire. Of course, it was a wild glitch that only lasted for a few hours that day,

I woke up a blockchain billionaire this week. It's funny. I had not logged into Steemit since May. Then, for no reason at all, I decided to log in and check my Steemit wallet. I nearly fell off the toilet

I always hate bragging about the countdown to summer as a public school teacher because I know many of my friends do not get 10 weeks without their regular job. It surely must annoy the most of them when

I signed off on a home school student yesterday. We were inside a Panera. I promoted him over a Napa Chicken Salad Sandwich. His mom had one of those huge Panera salads. It was his graduation day. See,

Solitude. Sheer Solitude. I'm home alone this week for the first time in nearly 14 years and I am loving it! This solitude certainly doesn't happen often. But, my oldest daughter @prettydecent has officially

Funny thing about my parents getting a divorce ... they only agreed on two things during my entire life: Elvis and UFO's. True story. Image Source I don't know the specifics of their collective sighting

It's one week to spring break and this teacher can't sleep. Oh, for the nights when there is no 4 am alarm to keep. Buzzers and bells. Who starts school at 7 am, anyway? Have you ever met a teenager awake

As Elnora drove across the river, her mind drifted back to ten years ago. It was 2008. She called him the neighbor from hell. Elnora remembered him like it was yesterday. "Well, this economy has been

I used to do it - you know, write for cash. I was proud then. I was also a very good writer. My words had power. I was my own Alexander Hamilton, of sorts. But, I wrote behind a screen - for someone else.

Is it me or has anyone else noticed that YouTube has gone down the tubes? It literally feels like 1984 Big Brother over there. In the past week, I have watched in disgust as major channels vanished into

It wasn't long ago that I walked away from my position of leadership in my teachers' union. It was summer of 2014. I packed my car and drove away from a national convention in Denver, leaving my union

That moment when you nonchalantly look at your phone and think, "No way. Does that post say $101.00 ?" And, then, just like that, you realize you have experienced your first viral post on Steemit.

I am a Florida public school teacher. Today, my entire class got up at noon and walked out. We'd heard whispers that it might happen. We'd seen it on the news and all over social media. I must admit, though,

When Elnora Sandy quit her teaching job that morning she had no idea how much her life would change in just one day. By lunch time, Elnora had already faxed a resignation to her school board, packed her

As we stood in the airport, tears poured down our faces. My 13 year old daughter and I stood like statues trying not to sob. It wasn't working. The tears were flowing. It was very early morning, so the

Elnora Sandy opened the door to her condo exactly one hour after she had left. One hour is all it took for her to quit her job that morning. She dropped her purse on the kitchen counter and turned on her

I watched my exhusband and his new girlfriend walk by me at our town parade last night. Kind of a small town, it's bound to happen. I've stood in the same spot for twenty years. No doubt he knew we were

Elnora Sandy was well aware that she was just a walking contradiction. But recently, she'd had an awakening of sorts: a wake up call, an enlightenment, a come to Jesus moment, if you will. It changed her

Folks ask me for answers. Why does it happen? How can we stop it? Is there hope? They reach out with concern. What can we do? I don't know the answers. I just get up each morning and head back to my classroom.

For the first time in a very long time, I am single on Valentines Day, and I've only one thing to say about it ... Halleluyah. Seriously. I am happy to be single this saint's day. Some would call me crazy.