For tens years I taught students in Philadelphia and for half of those teaching years worked in small, private schools. Within one school we often sang a song that ended with the phrase, “We are family, we are one.” While this phrase was meant to describe a faith community, I find that it’s also quite [...]

Did you know that the most failed class in Middle School (according to two social workers that I’ve recently spoken to who work in Middle Schools) is physical education?  It is.  And do you know WHY it is that so many kids are failing physical education?  Go ahead- guess! If you guessed the reason to [...]

I’ve been busy. Very busy! I guess that’s why I haven’t been able to update my blog much lately. This is the time of year when so many nudists are very busy- happily so! I mean, if I don’t bless the pool with my presence, who will? As they say, it’s a tough job but [...]

You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m a nudist. In fact, you probably think it ridiculous that I even put that first sentence out there- of COURSE I am, you’re thinking. In this society, telling someone that you’re a nudist can be a very weird conversation. Many people have told me that they don’t [...]