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Reflections on Comancheria, Identity and Frontier Terrorism
I never thought much about my own family bloodlines and ancestry until we moved to Oklahoma in 2006. As I got to know teachers and school staff members in my role (at the time) working as an “education advocate” for AT&T, I learned that all public schools in Oklahoma have “Indian Education” programs and students…
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Thankful for Brave First Responders in Las Vegas
The 13 minute segment from last night’s 60 Minutes show, “Storming Room 135,” is #MustWatch television. “Storming Room 135 on 60 Minutes” (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer Las Vegas officers describe storming shooter Stephen Paddock’s hotel room #60Minutes https://t.co/ODMZWoNKWb — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 9, 2017 I’m on the safety committee at our school and we’ve both…
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Share Recipes with Paprika Recipe Manager for iPhone
This weekend I drove our son back to Denver, Colorado, and helped him get situated in a shared duplex as he prepares for his second year of studies at Colorado School of Mines. Since last year he was in a dorm and not cooking on his own, one of the things I’ve needed to do…
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Navigating the Minefield of College Admissions Risks and Rewards
This post is my fourth in a series focused on lessons learned as a father and parent of three children bound for college.
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10 Highlights from our Offline Colorado Vacation
The past week following ISTE and iPadPalooza, our family has been camping in the mountains of Colorado. While I’ve been completely offline (including Twitter) the same can’t be said for everyone in our family, since the times we drove into town for a grocery resupply or to catch the local drive-in movie (playing “Grease”) a flurry…
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Balancing Choice and Freedom for Happiness and Satisfaction
I’ve read some articles and watched some videos this week which have helped me think more deeply about choice, freedom, happiness and satisfaction. These thoughts have implications in diverse spaces, from my smart phone and the notifications I choose to put into my mind’s information radar screen on a daily basis like stumbling blocks or highway detour…
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Lessons Learned on our Family’s College Journey (April 2016)
I’ve been needing to write a post for many months sharing some of our family’s lessons learned and where we are on our collective “college journey” with three kids heading to university respectively in the classes of 2020 (Alex), 2022 (Sarah) and 2026 (Rachel). Part of me has been waiting until we “arrive” at a milestone…
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Batting 1-1 With Three More Pitches Coming
I’ve been wanting (and perhaps even NEEDING, as other bloggers might be able to understand) to write about our son’s college application journey for a long time. This isn’t just his journey, although it certainly is principally his decision to make and entirely HIS life to live. It’s also a journey for our family, and…
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Podcast432: Dan Straughan Shares About the Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance
This podcast is a presentation by Dan Straughan, executive director of the Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance, shared on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the Friday Morning Mens Group of First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma. For several months, our men’s group has been reading and studying the wonderful book, “Same Kind of Different As Me:…
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Too Overwhelmed & Guilty to Blog Much
Yikes. I’m absolutely loving my new job as a school technology director this year, but I’ve been so overwhelmed and behind on multiple outside commitments (as well as work emails) that I haven’t been blogging much. This year I’ve stepped down from two significant volunteer positions as an elder for our church (a 3 year…