Thank You for Changing My Life

I received an email the other day from my high school, St. Ignatius College Prep, that one of our beloved teachers passed away. Father Thul lived a life of service, as called upon by his Jesuit faith, one aspect of which was teaching mathematics at SICP. As I reflect...

1st Day of School 2019-2020

Best Wishes to all of our students who are starting the 2019-2020 Academic School Year today and tomorrow. Here’s to a fantastic, successful year of learning and growth. In the midst of all the excitement and learning the academic routine, keep in mind the...

America’s Best Idea — Be Part of It

Audible.com recently had a sale, one program of which was, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. Given the time of the year, summer, and my love of the Great Outdoors, I had to take advantage of the sale to learn more about the...

If You Don’t Like It, Wait 5 Minutes

Colorado weather has been whipsawing lately, as it does so often, which reminds me of when I first moved here and opened SMAA over 20 years ago. The first seminar I hosted, with a visiting instructor, was in January of 1999. My teacher flew out from Florida and was...

Easter Egg Hunt Happiness

Every year I stuff hundreds of Easter Eggs (this year I had help from Christy Miller, Julie Schneider and Mr. Logan Reichert –thanks guys). And every year, I fret about having to pick up all the Easter Eggs myself because no one showed up. And every year, few...