It’s no secret that I am obsessed with motor vehicles. During the 32 years in which I have been driving, I’ve owned 36 cars, trucks, minivans, and sport utility vehicles,
Infected and affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are now coming to grips with a novel social distancing reality. Around the world, “Stay at Home” mandates have brought life as
March has been a brutal month, long in days and spare in spirit. The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Heeding urgent warnings from medical experts who
Nearly nine years ago, I reached out to a life-long friend and told her something I had not shared with anyone else—not even my wife Bethany. “I think I might
Spring 2020 arrived with a looming sense of urgency in the air. The coronavirus is officially a global pandemic. The first case in the United States was confirmed in Seattle
“Not all heroes wear capes.” This statement makes its rounds on social media and on t-shirts quite regularly. It has been used to describe teachers, first responders, foster parents, service
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. It’s not a seasonal flu or influenza. What’s referred to as covid-19
“Hear that lonesome whippoorwill, he sounds to blue to fly—” While writing lesson plans for our unit on Country music, I knew that I needed to include Hank Williams on
“Mister Naughton, I just thought you should know that my daughter refused to go to bed last night until I agreed to play her some James Brown.” When a blonde-haired,
A century ago, Europe, the Middle East and Africa were engaged in the first truly global conflict. In 1918, the final year of World War I, the most severe flu