Category Archives: Friends
Moving to a zone defense…
Emily and I are not breaking new ground by having 3 children, but we are about to move to another phase of life and the stakes just got higher. The thought that ran through my head the other day was … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Education, Family, Friends, Love, Marriage, parents, Uncategorized
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There are going to be consequences…
It makes sense that as a man growing up I am going to look at the next generation and wave my fist and yell, “Get off my lawn!” As an educator in public schools I see the next generation everyday … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Change, Community, Education, Family, Friends, hypocrisy, Intelligent life, Politics, Reading, Social Issues, Social Media
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Back on two wheels part 2…
Riding a bike is one of the most wonderful things I can think of doing. Yes, I love my wife and kids and enjoy them, so do not make me into a monster that cares more about his bikes than … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Change, Exercise, Fixed Gear Bikes, Friends, Health
Tagged bike, fixed gear, fixie, riding bikes
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We all have that one teacher…
I found out yesterday that my 10th grade English teacher, Mrs. Ward, died over the weekend. You have to work through stuff like that and this is how I am choosing to pacify the grief. Now I know that most … Continue reading
A world I do not understand…
I am now paying attention to an aspect of society that I have never wanted to fill my brain with and it scares the shit out of me. There are many worlds I do not understand and many aspects of … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy, Change, Education, Family, Friends, parents, Politics, Social Issues, Uncategorized
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Emily you make me so much better than I ever was…
This is a public letter to my wife of 7 years, Emily Sockwell Batson. I know I fall down on the gift giving side of things when you always create something wonderfully sentimental. Here is my attempt and I just … Continue reading
We aren’t that important…
I have been listening to my main man Neil DeGrasse Tyson lately. He has a podcast called Star Talk Radio and it talks about the cosmos and it has gotten me thinking lately. When we start thinking in the grand scheme of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bureaucracy, Change, Education, Friends, Intelligent life, Politics, religion, Social Issues, space, Travel, universe
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I would like to try something…
I have been thinking a lot about writing better & being more knowledgable about some things. I was wondering if you guys would help me out. Starting January I would like to write a post the first or last week … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Change, Education, Friends, Intelligent life, Reading, respect, Social Issues
Tagged learning new things, Writing challenge
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I was always trying to get away from my family…
It is amazing that my life up until recently I was trying to distance myself from family, but they had been programming me all along that it was the most important thing you could ever have in this reality. Damn … Continue reading
Social media is making me a horrible human being…
Taking Facebook off my phone has done wonders for me, but I still seem to put foot in mouth on a regular basis. I recently really went after a friend and former roommate of mine for no reason, absolutely no … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Friends, Social Issues, Social Media
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Thoughts about food, happiness, and life 