the belief

the belief that individuals can create great things by joining forces in imaginative ways

We never know how high we are

"We never know how high we are until we are called to rise, and if we are true to plan, our statures will touch the skies." -Emily Dickinson

Are haikus too long, too short, or just right?

i've always loved the haiku form, but i'm beginning to feel the form is too long. some haikus ramble on and on and on beyond two lines.



to be truly concise, a poem ought to have a single line. 4 words in the line is do-able, but lazy. 3 words are better. 2 words are best -- although it's admittedly tough to write two words poems.



challenges elicit

Blessed be the meta-data

Blessed be the meta-data.

If you teach today like you taught yesterday

"If you teach today like you taught yesterday, you rob our children of tomorrow". Dewey

I wish to avail myself of all that is already known

"I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then if possible add my mite to help." Wilbur Wright in a letter to the Smithsonian, 1899.