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Morass– a complicated or confused situation. an area of muddy or boggy ground. an overwhelming mass of confusion; a confusing situation that impedes or entangles something, making it difficult to be free of or resolve a troublesome matter. A whirling mass of fluid or air. from medieval Latin mariscus Read a poem every day. KeepContinue reading “November Notes”

Sometimes my scars have a mind of their own. Jamokes ~ an ordinary, unimpressive, or inept person —typically used as a term of mild or joking disparagement for a man. Also spelled jamook, giamoke, and giamope, the term as used for an idiot has also been suggested to derive from a dialectal Italian (Neapolitan orContinue reading “October Notes”

Addlepated ~ being mixed up : confused : eccentric. Prat ~ an incompetent, stupid, or foolish person; an idiot. Or a person’s buttocks. Sisyphean ~ of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus specifically : requiring continual and often ineffective effortg to a task that can never be completed. In Greek mythology, SisyphusContinue reading “September Notes”

Resilience is a skill defined by Doctor Ron Sen as the capacity to give our best effort regardless of the circumstances. Teach your children to be good house guests. Soundscape ~ the acoustic environment as perceived by humans, in context or a sound or combination of sounds that forms or arises from an immersive environment.Continue reading “August Notes”

Steal shamelessly from every source. Share freely and be open to new information from sport and every other disciplines. Everyone has different ideas. Catfishing – the act of misleading somebody with a fake internet persona Any story that starts will also end. This is the way novelists think: beginning, middle, and end. Curiosity is theContinue reading “July Notes”

There are only 168 hours in a week. “Paradise is one’s own place, One’s own people, One’s own world, Knowing and known, Perhaps even loving and loved.” – Octavia E. Butler “Freddish” ~ Fred Rogers way of talking to children on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Children tend to hear things literally. Fundamentally, Freddish anticipated the waysContinue reading “June Notes”

Transnational networks ~ contacts, coalitions, and interactions across national boundaries that are not controlled by the central foreign policy organs of governments. hegemonic ~ ruling or dominant in a political or social context. LIFE PRINCIPLEExplore the edges of the sandbox. Color outside the lines. Spill some milk. There are many ways to play, coach andContinue reading “May Notes”

“In order to have a happy ending, in order to be triumphant, in order to be heroic, you have to tell your own story. The women’s movement knows that; Black people know that; brown people know that; yellow people know that. You have to be able to tell your own story in order to showContinue reading “April Notes”

“Sesquizygotic”~ the twins are semi-identical Mental highlight reel. Prepare a ‘highlight’ reel of your success – family, education, athletics, coaching, work success. Include five items that made a difference in your life (13 second video) Two Laws of Common Laws: 1) Do all you have agreed to do, and 2) Do not encroach on otherContinue reading “March Notes”