Ramblings From a Glass Half Full
I’m in Billings, Montana for a few days, and yesterday I was a guest at a Rotary International luncheon. I had never been to one before, and in honor of Joyful Jubilant Learning (a site which celebrates the learning process) I wanted to share the 5 things I learned: That grown men and women can still …
The very first element to my core “Belief Statement” is the belief in “the incredible potential of the human spirit”. To celebrate this potential and to present a prime example of how I developed this mindset, I posted this morning on JJL “A Thanksgiving Miracle and a Lesson in Humanity”. Here’s the first paragraph: “It was the …
Please check out my latest post on Joyful Jubilant Learning called “Learning From a Glass Half-Full” – it explains how learning helps me keep my “Half-Full” view of the world and fuels my “realistic optimism”. While you are there be sure to take a look at some of the other great pieces by the rest …
Today on Joyful Jubilant Learning I’ve posted my latest piece entitled “The Sunday Crossword and Shared Learning: A Love Story”. I invite you to check it out, as well as explore the site. It’s the third installment of what I consider to be my “learning trilogy” – a chronological series of stories that describe unique (and …
Irony abounds when just after I’ve posted a piece on “big words” (on Joyful Jubilant Learning) I read an editorial by David Brooks in today’s NY Times that had not one, but three words I actually didn’t know the meaning of. Aren’t newspapers supposed to be written at an eighth grade reading level? I’ll talk …
Today at Joyful Jubilant Learning I’ve posted a new piece about a rather unexpected learning experience I had after my graduation from college, entitled “Jots and Iotas: How a Dictionary Became a Fountain of Learning”. It’s a sequel of sorts to my September posting on Rosa Say’s Talking Story about a teacher I had named …
Did you ever want to see how the blogging experience can become “viral” in ways that you never thought possible? Did you ever want to really become part of something bigger than yourself, and in an invigorating and inspirational way to boot? I have “seen” the answers to these questions, and the net result was born …
It’s my turn today over at Rosa Say’s “Talking Story” Blog and her “Joyful Jubilant Learning 2006″ celebration. I’ve posted “Brother George and the Mid-Term: How One Test Changed My Life (and My Learning)”. In the great spirit of the occasion I wanted to pay tribute to a person who served as an early and …
I hope everyone is having a restful and happy Labor Day. Today I began putting ads on my site (via Google). Why? I’m doing it for a cause very close to my heart – the preservation of our National Parks. I will donate the monies earned from these ads to the National Park Foundation, an organization …
The simply marvelous Rosa Say was kind enough to invite me to participate in her annual “September Tribute to Lifelong Learning”, and today she posted the roster of participants, including yours truly. I will be posting at Rosa’s site on September 7th, with a piece called “Brother George and the Mid-Term: How One Test Changed …
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