Father, Teacher, Mainer, Surfer (probably in that order).
midcoast Maine
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We must not let sportsmanship slip away in our schools
edition.pagesuite.com/popove…
After watching too many sports talk shows ignore this angle, thought I’d take a shot.
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Common Ground: Harrison Westhaver Gauld inspires knox.villagesoup.com/?p=8693…
Please excuse my parental indulgence as I brag about my son.
Malcolm Gauld retweeted
What is lost in the world of participation trophies is the development of those unique qualities required to rise up, to “move your face toward the light”, when a game is actually being decided…and developing the sense of being a supportive teammate in those critical moments.
Malcolm Gauld retweeted
Men and women of character build teams and organizations of consequence upon the pillars of trust and…there is no trust among teammates without truthfulness.
What is happening to the fabric of our lives when presidents, SC justices, lawyers, etc. can lie so easily?
The Boston Globe - The gravest danger to US democracy: righteous intolerance
edition.pagesuite.com/popove… …Yup.
Nothing to see here… Two guys revert to pubescence — one with mouth, the other with hand (later adding a touch of irony by calling himself a “vessel of love”) — to help a show dying on the vine of irrelevance to officially become a caricature of itself.
Although she never mentioned SEL by name in this important book, Lisa Miller’s message could serve as a clarion call for including it in the educations of all our kids.
hyde.edu/blog/malcolms-blog/…
So, your kid says, “Mommy/Daddy, who’s Ray Charles?”… Queue up this number from this new & perfect EP, put the volume at 6 or 7, give a listen. Then say, “That’s Brother Ray.” ‘Nuff said.
open.spotify.com/track/3year…
Thinking of Bowdoin lax on what would be their first week of practice. Keep the faith. Better days ahead. Go U Bears! @BowdoinLacrosse
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Best line about the Maine Senate race: “It’s sort of like we’re in the town of Woodstock [during the 1969 music festival]. At first it was exciting, but now it’s the third day and we’ve grown weary. It’s muddy, and it’s ugly.’’ Dan Shea, chair of the Colby College gov dept.
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$150M has now been spent on the Maine senate race. $90M of that comes from out-of-state individuals and PACs with neither prior nor future interest in Maine’s affairs or issues. Regardless of whether you prefer Sarah or Susan... way too Orwellian for me.
“Resisting wearing a mask in a pandemic is nothing more than selfish, libertarian nonsense masquerading as a comic-book defense of freedom: ‘Don’t tread on me, but I can breathe on you.’”- Thomas Friedman, NY Times, 7-29-20
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