Working the Contacts (Sierra)
Sierra landed her first magazine writing job when she was twelve. I was traveling overseas at the same time that the Falmouth Goat Races were being held in Pennsylvania- a crazy fun event that I was to write a story on. Since the daughter was not only going to the … Continue Reading Working the Contacts (Sierra)
WORKING THE CONTACTS- Bryce (book blog)
Bryce was thirteen years old when he landed his first magazine illustration job. A story of a family who rented a houseboat and made a group decision to NOT put their life jackets on and then the boat proceeded to sink, came into Pennsylvania Magazine. Of course, there was no … Continue Reading WORKING THE CONTACTS- Bryce (book blog)
Many Roads to Get to Happy (book blog)
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment- Emerson Todd and I attended the Tyler School of Arts’ Graphic Design opening of the magnificent ‘Restaurant Project.’ Students needed to design a make-believe restaurant, come up with a theme, an accompanying … Continue Reading Many Roads to Get to Happy (book blog)
FEEDING THEIR HUNGER- 1 (book blog)
We first realized Sierra had a gift back in 1998 when we were cycling the Great Divide Mountain Bike Trail in New Mexico. We had packed up our bike camp and were holding up our loaded tandems and trailers to take off for the day, but Sierra was stalling. … Continue Reading FEEDING THEIR HUNGER- 1 (book blog)
THIRTY YEARS LATER The Journey of a Lifetime or a Lifetime of Journeys?
“How Will They Socialize?” The Monster of Homeschooling (book blog)
This is the first thing adults ask when you announce that you are considering home schooling. How fatigued we home school facilitators grow of constantly defending our stand. I am not saying it was not a challenge. It was perhaps the biggest challenge, but it can be done and … Continue Reading “How Will They Socialize?” The Monster of Homeschooling (book blog)
Paddling the 100 Mile Wilderness Trail through the Everglades
Project Wild
Dancing with SANDHILL CRANES
Learning to Make a Living – at 12 & 14 Years Old!
You might think telling your students to close their school books and they were not allowed to open them for an entire month was an irresponsible thing to do as a new homeschooling facilitator, but that is just what I did, when my kids were twelve and fourteen. “Think of … Continue Reading Learning to Make a Living – at 12 & 14 Years Old!
A Health Class Lesson on the Road
I often wondered what the drama looked like to a person in their home with the windows open, when Sierra and I walked by having one of our epic ‘conversations.’ “There goes LIFE. There goes a parent with a child, evolving and learning about themselves and their lives and I … Continue Reading A Health Class Lesson on the Road
Iron Ore Mining- A Crash Course in Men and Assertiveness- (an excerpt from my new book and BRYCE’s 1st ILLUSTRATION!)
Falling in Love with Trains in Altoona
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THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR- Learning the Difference Between Nakedness and Nudity
There is a nude man sitting across from me on the modeling stand. I can plainly see his curly brown pubic hair and dangling limp penis in my periphery but I do not look. Neither does he look at my boobs and nipples which are also two feet from his … Continue Reading THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR- Learning the Difference Between Nakedness and Nudity
Lessons Learned from a Centenarian
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of driving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming, WOW! What a ride! …anonymous For years, I would make the forty-five minute drive to … Continue Reading Lessons Learned from a Centenarian
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