Make your surroundings uplifting at work
If you have an office, cubicle, desk, corner, or some little world inside your company that is your very own, you can make that space as uplifting as possible. If…
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From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
Update No. 123 Thursday was School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. I want to give a shout to our incredible team of school bus drivers. These unsung heroes are good stewards…
There’s no tiptoeing around it: you CAN dance if you want to
“Oh do you-do you-do you-do you wanna dance?” – The Beach Boys’ “Today” album, 1965 I often hear people say “I don’t dance,” and if you are one of those,…
A bay of flour
Mother told this story of the day the aroma of freshly baked bread filled our kitchen. Its heady smell greets anyone who opens our door. Does anything smell better? Once…
Vulnerability brings blessings
Openly talking about and sharing my disability and all that comes with it is fairly new to me. In fact, if you knew me growing up you may even be…
How did I get here?
My name is Mary McBride. I am 28 years old. I live here in Hamilton County where I grew up. After graduating high school in 2014, my boyfriend Justin and…
Sheltered ignorance
There are times in your life when you realize how uneducated you really are on a particular subject. I work as a teacher in an elementary school in Indianapolis. One…
Two Mermaids get hustled & open a bed & breakfast
My research of Epilogue Players’ Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl began at a standing start. I am not at all familiar with the script, the playwright – one Barbara Pease…
Vintage love
February 23, 2014 … to love and to cherish from this day forward. On that snowy day 10 years ago, I walked down the aisle as the organ played Pachelbel’s…
No Joker about it: recalling Steve Miller guitar pick has him feeling old
In 2013, I caught my first guitar pick. Rock ’n’ roll god Steve Miller tossed it from stage after his signature song, “The Joker.” You know: “I’m a joker, I’m…