Monthly Archives: September 2014

Baritones! The first guy I remember him from when he signed up at our recruiting booth at HBHS. He was surprised I remembered his name when I saw him at the Open House. Every year we have a handful of … Continue reading →

Tubas!!!!!!! Besides the award these guys got at the end of the year, I hope these guys look at this last season as a benchmark they can both refer to the rest of their life. At the beginning of the … Continue reading →

Quads This guy I only had a few conversations with, but those conversations always turned out to be informative, enlightening, and thought provoking. He very much approaches life with his eyes wide open, hopeful for the best, but prepared if … Continue reading →

Snares I know yesterday I’d said I was going to do all of the upper battery, but it’s taken me all day just to write about these guys 🙂 This guy tested my patience, and my other educator skills and … Continue reading →

I’ve known some of these people longer than others, so naturally I will have more to say about some more than others. The amount I write about a person is not directly related to the level of affection I have … Continue reading →

For a number of different reasons I didn’t keep an old school, hand-written journal on tour as I have in the past. At the end of the 2013 season, I wrote letters to each section and I was going to … Continue reading →

Bouncing around the internet this evening I was reading all different kinds of articles. One of the articles I ran across was one about giving people compliments and suggested words to use when complimenting people. I made it into a … Continue reading →

This topic is so multifaceted. A couple of thoughts have been running through my mind these past few days due to the media’s attention on a casino elevator surveillance video of an incident that happens all too often. Not so … Continue reading →

Spent part of my morning watching music videos on YouTube Meghan Trainor, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande I usually don’t read the comments when I’m watching the videos, because as most of you know, when anyone can say whatever they want … Continue reading →

There are moments, when I’ve squirreled myself away to my proverbial cave, that my thoughts in regards to humanity at its present status are far from positive. On ocassion I will perserverate on these thoughts and acknowledge the hate, corruption, … Continue reading →