Category: Saturday Potpourri

Happy Saturday! I’ve watched this video at least half-a-dozen times, and each time I hear something I missed before. I think it contains some powerful ideas. (If you can’t view the video, click here.) Did this talk give you any new insights? How about sharing them in a comment?

Happy Saturday! A former student once told me that old math teachers never die…they just lose count. My students never could equal my sense of humor. This quick video (thanks to Kit Mulligan for sharing) shows a bit of the beautiful symmetry in mathematics that leads to a not-so-surprising conclusion. Please consider passing this along […]

Happy Saturday! It’s no secret that there’s a lot that’s wrong with big-time sports. This nine-minute video proves that, beneath the negative headlines, there’s a lot that’s right as well. D.J. Williams shares a story of courage that demonstrates his conviction that life is about the choices we make. I hope you’re as inspired as […]

Happy New Year! Happy people make people happy — but you can’t make someone be happy. Gretchen Rubin It’s next year. Let’s work together to make it a great one. Today I want to re-post my favorite video of 2010. It reminds me of what I want 2011 to be about.  The Butterfly Circus   […]

Watch this with some children (or children-at-heart) if you can. A beloved story read by a wonderful storyteller. (If you can’t see the video, click here.) I wish you a time of joy and peace. Merry Christmas!

Are you all prepared for the big day? One week to go. If this doesn’t get you charged up and ready, I’m not sure anything will. (If you can’t see the video, click here.)

Happy Saturday! Here are a couple of pretty cool videos. The first is an amazing look at toy design from the inventor of Furbee. It’s a little slow at the beginning, but the end is worth the wait. Since so much of Christmas is about kids and toys, I thought it was pretty cool to […]

Happy Saturday! These folks received a wonderful unexpected Christmas surprise. I wish I’d been there. Sorry if you received the earlier version of this post with the inactive link. This one works–I promise. And if you havent seen it, it’s worth the trouble. (Thanks to Claudette for sharing this.) Have a great weekend!

Happy Saturday! Have you ever wondered whether Jesus has a sense of humor? I’m pretty sure He does—a bunch of close friends who traveled together for three years must have shared some laughs. Humor is a great way to make an important point. With that in mind, this poem is a marvelous parody of the famous […]

This week’s been about SIMPLE. We’ve looked at these topics if you want to catch up: Eyes On The Prize How To Stop Bullying Become Like Children Simple What’s simpler than a boy and his dog? This video captures a big part of what I’m trying to say. The dog looks and behaves very much like Monte, and […]

Happy Saturday! In my last newsletter I mentioned that I regularly read a number of blogs. Readers responded with some good questions, and I thought I’d answer one of them: “How do you find good, interesting stuff?” Mostly it’s a process of referral. Whenever a writer I trust mentions another blog, I check it out. […]