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Category Archives: August 2009
Feedback For Staff
“Chris, my supervisory staff members don’t always know the best way to provide feedback to their counselors. Most of the time, they see what needs improvement but don’t say anything except perhaps to me. Any tips on how to get … Continue reading
The Boys Of Summer
I was born in 1960 and have played baseball since I can remember. There were no formalized leagues in the 1970s for kids younger than 9, but we played pickup games every day. Today those games seem a thing of … Continue reading
Interesting Times
While our girls were at soccer practice on a field nearby, my buddy and I took on some young kids in a game of Knockout on the basketball court. As we played, I learned his life was in an uproar. … Continue reading
An Unexpected Gift
With a rush, all five of us barged through Mom and Dad’s bedroom door and attacked the bed. The two youngest launched themselves at the lumpy forms that were my unsuspecting parents while the older three stood at the edge … Continue reading
One Door Closes
Even at 9 a.m., the heat was stifling. As the boys stretched and jogged, sweat soaked their hat bands and dripped down their faces, streaking their cheeks with the tell-tale sign of baseball in July. As they worked through their … Continue reading