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Daily Resolutions for Caring for my Mom Who Has Dementia

Today I resolve to care for Mom. I will do this by remembering that few of her thoughts and actions exist separate from her dementia, which is compounded by her pain, and her anxiety, and thus she deserves care, forgiveness, and patience even when a behavior is repeated over and over. This is also true… Continue reading Daily Resolutions for Caring for my Mom Who Has Dementia

Racism in the Dewey Decimal System

When books about President Barack Obama arrived at the Bard High School, Early College library in Queens, New York, they were coded as 300 (Social Science) instead of 900 (History). Librarian Jess deCourcy Hinds raised what she thought was an obvious question: Why isn’t the President of the United States listed as history? Well, the… Continue reading Racism in the Dewey Decimal System

What I Know About Keeping a Calendar, And What I Need To Learn

Before I was a campaign manager for Brian Garry, I ran my own small business (and I still do). Before that I was the principal of a medium-sized urban high school and I had two school-age children.  My calendar needs have changed over time, but the main point remained the same. I depended on my… Continue reading What I Know About Keeping a Calendar, And What I Need To Learn

The Best Words Weekly Email – The Supreme Court Says “F— School!”

I try to avoid unnecessary profanity. In part, I figure that I’m saving my profanity up for really important moments. That way, if someone I know hears me using profanity, they know I’m worked up about something. Maybe it doesn’t work that way. Also, it’s how I was brought up. I’m just uncomfortable with it.… Continue reading The Best Words Weekly Email – The Supreme Court Says “F— School!”

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