Throughout my academic and professional career, I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of public speaking. From my valedictorian speech in high school to lunch and learn sessions, I’ve had a chance to chat it up in front of a crowd. I find that I’m at my best when I’m being myself, mixing good…
I’m a talker. That’s a surprise to some, but not to most. But my daughter, a thriving kindergartener, puts me to shame. As soon as she opens the car door, it starts. Talking 100 words per minute, I know who did what to whom, who spilled milk in the lunchroom, who got into trouble – I know…
Well, it’s back to school time.  I find myself, for the first time, standing in a sea of parents, buggy to buggy, slightly pushing and nudging,  all reading a slip of paper with a common theme – the school supply list for the upcoming year. This is a long list and I wonder that if I’m buying all…