A Simple Blog

A couple of months ago I was asked to share my story about leaving teaching for Paige, a journalism student.

Confirmation bias is a beast that all humans deal with. It is the ability to decide something is right and then justify it, no matter what.

When does a human become a person and who has the right to make that decision?

It may sound a bit morbid reflecting on death but it happens quite a lot. Being in a community that faces the death of daughters and sons...

It is an African proverb (according to Wikipedia) that states that it takes a village to raise a child. I think we're closer to needing a...

I recently posted on Facebook an open letter to those who are positive about the new abortion legislation in New York. You can see it in...

I recently shared a post on Facebook regarding the abortion law in NY changing to allow abortion up until birth. I wrote it as a note to...

Living with Rett Syndrome is tough. It is tough for Rosalie to show what she wants, what she needs, how she feels, whether she is too...

9 months ago, on January 23rd, Rosalie was diagnosed with a condition we'd never heard of. It was a Tuesday. We came home, put Rosalie to...

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something" ~ Princess Bride The last year and a half has made me more...

Place yourself, for a moment, in the shoes of an international student. You are leaving your home and headed for China. You’re going to...

Imagine planning a different hour long presentation for up to 30 people up to 6 times a day. Several of the audience don't want to be...

There is a perception that science conflicts with faith or religion in general. I aim to show that this isn't true.

Whether they realise it or not, every new father has expectations of what they want for their child and what they want their child to be...

It is the evening of the last day of my teaching career. I handed my resignation in a few weeks ago without any idea of what job I would...