Author Archives: prez

Dedicated to all the deans out there… From a song (to the tune of Kermit the Frog’s It’s Not Easy Being Green) I penned and performed at the Aspire winter celebration two Decembers ago. It’s not that easy being dean … Continue reading →

from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling: Now this is the Law of the Jungle – as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it … Continue reading →

from my sub plans on 9/13: “Writing about what you wonder about isn’t always as easy as it sounds. It takes honesty and courage.” – Ralph Fletcher I hope you all had a nice weekend. Sunday, as you probably know, … Continue reading →

For posterity’s sake, here is the last draft of the promotion speech I gave to the class of 2009 last June. I departed rather significantly from certain parts of the text, using it as a guide, but the spirit is … Continue reading →

Greetings, prez2012 blog readers (aka mom, dad, and maybe Mark?)! A new year, and a new decade, is upon us. And so, let’s continue the revered prez2012.com New Year’s tradition and present 2009, the year in review. (see my first … Continue reading →

Enjoying a hot Saturday afternoon on the San Gabriel River Trail, when all hell breaks loose! What went through my mind: 0:00 Hey, this is a great idea! I can’t believe I haven’t done this before. I can show people … Continue reading →

In the midst of end-of-summer cleaning and organizing, I come across this entry in my old writer’s notebook, from January 17, 2001, a time when my life didn’t make a whole lot of sense anymore. I was sitting outside with … Continue reading →

On Monday, it was still so hot by 7:00 that I decided to take a dip, for only the second time in two years, in my apartment complex’s pool, the placement of which prompts my very few visitors nearly always … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to start this list for a long time… When the day comes that I wear the title of principal (hopefully just a year from now), I hope that it will serve me as a reminder of what … Continue reading →