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Every few years there is another professional football league beginning their history.
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I have heard clients tell me too many times to count that my cat or dog has had ear problems for years. Well, I too had a dog back in the day that I too fought reoccurring ear problems. So the journey started in 1989 with my dog.
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As a boy, perhaps nine or 10, I recall Mama using a straight pin to attach a boutonnière on the lapel of my Sunday suit, the one bought a bit too big so I could grow into it. The flower she pinned on was a red rose, and it made me feel all grownup. The reason why, Mama had just pinned one like it on Dad, who leaned down to let me know the flower’s special Mother’s Day message. “Ours are red roses, Son,” he said like he was sharing a sacred truth, “because both your mother and my mother are still living.” His imparting this in such a confidential way bolstered my coming-of-age feeling even more. At church though, the old guys – those who were bald or getting there – nearly all wore white roses.
Read moreRenowned sportswriter Brice Cherry wrote about Kim Mulkey departing Baylor for LSU as head women’s basketball coach. The caption of his article was Mulkey warrants gratitude, not attitude, from Baylor fans and I agree. Should a coach be criticized for leaving an institution on their own free will?
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Of all professions, it seems that it’s always open season for criticizing teachers, especially within the system itself. Teachers are often blamed for student behavior, lack of achievement, parent complaints and other occurrences that are out of their control. For example, I have seen teachers criticized for not knowing why students behave the way they do. I have also seen teachers criticized for students’ lack of achievement. Teachers are often blamed or held responsible for outcomes where they have no power or authority to influence action or change. I refuse to bash teachers, because in the words of the great gospel songstress Mahalia Jackson, I know the troubles we’ve seen, and I know, too well, our sorrows.
Read moreAs a college football coach, I love this time of year. College coaches are making the rounds of visiting high schools. We get to visit with coaches and check out their prospect list of future potential college football players.
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Imagine someone coming to your workplace and saying, “Show me your product and I’ll point out all your mistakes so you can correct them, thus insuring a better product.” I think that person should be met with loathing and resentment.
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