Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

Last night, I tell my friend that I’m definitely not interested in using twitter. “Why would anyone care where I am or what I am

July 2, 2011

I’m studying the art of telling a good story. It’s helping me live with flair. Today, I read that every great novel needs mystery and

June 30, 2011

I’m ordering a smoothie (raspberry and peach), and the young woman making it asks me what I’m doing for the rest of my day. “I’m

June 28, 2011

This morning, my daughter puts a copy of How to Write with Flair in her backpack. It’s her show-and-tell day. I want to cry. I

May 5, 2011

I remember the exact moment when a student called out from the back of the room and said, “Dr. H., I just want to learn

April 28, 2011

I wrote that title before the day even happened. Did you choose to read this post because of the title? More folks might read this

April 26, 2011

As I grade papers today, I want to ignore the background buzz and flicker of a news channel showing footage of the earthquake and tsunami

March 11, 2011

Today, one of my favorite on-line communities, The High Calling, features my flair for the day. Enjoy the beginning of the post here, and please

December 10, 2010

This morning my daughter announces that her class is going on a field trip to the University Astronomy Lab. Her personal favorite planet is Jupiter.

December 3, 2010

In class today, we read the description of the town of Maycomb in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. As we imagine that beautiful Southern

November 15, 2010