A Poem of Eternal Hope

And hope falls from my hand, as the thing I cherished turns to sand. And why would I reach so desperately, so much the cost of my humanity. My life’s landscape smolders with burning dead, all of the endeavors that folly lead.  Oh that landscape filled with smoke, fuelled by dying hope. If only I…

Conversations with a 4 year old: part 3

Me: Camden, it’s almost your Mom’s birthday and she will be an old lady. Camden: She’s not old, you’re old. Me: I know I’m old Camden: Well you’re not that old, you’re not squishy yet. Me: what? Camden: You know, when you get old you get all squishy and stuff. That kid says the funniest…

Psychoanalysis of Winnie the Pooh: for fun

Brought on by watching this show with my son: In today’s society mental disorders are thrown at people if they have the slightest bit of a symptomatic condition so I thought; how would we view the beloved characters of Winnie the Pooh. Having a psychology background, I will attempt to give it a shot: Winnie…

Gone Girl: what a great movie

Last night my wife and I saw Gone Girl and wow… All I can say is wow….don’t worry, no spoilers here but I will say a little about it. The movie is nearly 3 hours long but you will enjoy every moment. It was very well put together, the cast did an amazing job. Rosamund…

Conversations with a four year old part 2

Below is the conversation my wife had with our son. He is wise beyond his years. Camden: Mom who do you love more; Harper or me. My wife: I love you both the same. Camden: No, you have to pick one…..(a moment’s pause)…. and your answer should be Camden… Lol…that boy says that funniest things.…

Free Rice: a great charity and fun game

I would like to highlight a great charity that few may know about. It is called Free Rice. It was started by a father and his son for one of his son’s class projects. They teamed up with World Food Programme (not misspelled) and help to bring free rice to those in need. Here is…

The problem with education.

I happen to love learning and teaching. They are two of my great passions in life. I have given serious thought to becoming a teacher but the reality is that I couldn’t survive off of the income that teachers are paid. I have a strong suspicion that I am not alone in this predicament. The…

This a wonderful story of kindness

You never know who you are sitting next to. I have sat next to the same woman for a while now. I have had many a conversation with her but they haven’t ever been too in-depth. Today, however, she opened up to me about a great thing that she does. Now, she wasn’t telling me…