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Fog

We were driving to Metro Airport in Detroit from a visit to Battle Creek and fog set in. At first there were other cars in front and in back of me and with that group […]

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Huh?

Huh? A guy calls the local airport and asks “How long does it take to fly to Detroit?”  The clerk says, “Just a moment.” and the guy says, “Thank you.” and hangs up. Everybody seems […]

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Woodstock

About once a month Jean and I visit an Arby’s in Durham to enjoy a  sandwich loaded with beef and I savor their special Arby sauce and their Horsey sauce too, mmmm. On a recent […]

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Obsolescence

Many, many years ago when I had the opportunity to give some talks in the classroom of my friend and mentor, Dr. Herb True, the students were told that much of what they learned would […]

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Have a dream

As I watched a number of Americans receive their gold medals my thoughts went back to that wonderful Broadway Musical South Pacific and to a song sung by that big ole tough woman they called […]

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Re Imagining

Watching a Ted Talk one day I discovered Sir Ken Robinson, a leading thinker on transforming education. He argues that the education system should focus less on standardized testing and more on developing an environment […]