Today, the blue sky could not get any bluer and the green grass any greener. It is one of those days that looks and begins to feel almost perfect, yet there is a bird in my backyard ready to attack. Usually birds leave me alone, yet this bird keeps a watchful eye on me as …

The other day my eight-year-old son was complaining about the traffic. “Why are there so many cars? Why is it so busy? Why do we have to wait? “ he asked.  I do not think anyone enjoys traffic. Now that students are returning to town, there are more cars on the roads.  Fortunately for my son, we do …

I am the kind of person who likes the evaluation time at our staff meetings. I enjoy improving things. It is just a part of me — wanting to edit and make things a little better or attempting to repeat what has gone well. I use to think this was an odd characteristic of mine …

I am the kind of person that if I have a choice, I want to be on the A-Team. Most of us probably do not aim for the “B”-Team. Growing up, my goal was to be the team captain for kickball or, at least, be one of the first kids picked. I relished in getting …