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Wouldn’t We Be Better Off with Youth?

I’ve been waiting for the President to give me a call. The eligibility requirements to be a Supreme are not tough. Most of us are surprised to find out that the law degree and previous judicial experience are not required. That being the case, I’m hoping President O throws down – the same way he […]

Again, Students Change My Life

Can’t let the day go without some recognition. I often wonder how best to pay tribute to courage.  Courage that made it possible for me to live free.  Today reminds us of more acts of courage by young folk. The went to speak out against an invasion and found the need to stand their ground […]

Global Day of Service – Start Your Heroics Now

For the third time, I watched a flick that grounds me. Soundtrack for a Revolution – stories of the young people who showed up during the Civil Rights Movement and the music that moved them — brings me to tears, every time. There is a lot that I dig about the 1960s but I really […]

All people and nature laugh in the Sunshine*

“Can’t you dig the sunshine Now its sounded the same Cant you hear him callin’ your name?” From It’s a Sunshine Day performed by The Brady Bunch A Saturday video snack and a reminder. Enjoy gazing at the star shining during the next few days. Book hard, too. Peace. Cut and paste from Anne Bronte: […]

Invitations Are Out – Welcome New Terriers

on the street is that we just dropped a bunch of invitations for new folk to make a future here – the 2014 Terriers. Welcome to the family. Our have been on a long journey.  Let’s all pause to celebrate them.  They took deep breaths and listened to the bray of their hearts. You are […]

Love

Do yourself a favor.  Get together with folk and talk about love.  True story – a few weeks ago a few of us got together to talk about what we loved.  You had to be there.  Everytime someone rapped about love, she or he would ease or lean back; look to the sky; speak softly; […]

Welcome Back Video Pick-You-Up

Eye candy for a rainy day.  Four minutes of mesmerizing fun. Four minutes of coolness.  This video of the moment might be the finest lip dub I’ve ever seen (and the most expensive)? Peace.

Beauty on Sunday

What’s beautiful? More than 150 students pulled the neighborhood together – professors, folk from Boston, soldiers in Haiti making sure the humanitarian investments work, artists in Haiti, even the Governor – to think about our best human selves.  Beautiful.  Necessary.  A day-long event that dropped knowledge on me about Haiti.  All day, our students made […]