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Category Archives: Musings

What Were They Thinking?

I’m not even questioning the legitimacy of their actions, but did they really think that they could mount no less than an armed insurrection on a Wednesday and return to their families, jobs, bowling leagues, and life as normal on Thursday?

Posted bytyfrothJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 2021Posted inMusingsTags:Epimetheus, January 6th, Prometheus, Storming the CapitolLeave a comment on What Were They Thinking?

Tyme

When I’m gone, I want to leave something of more-than-physical value behind, and I don’t want anyone to remember me as that guy sitting endlessly in front of a television, iPad, or cell phone screen.

Posted bytyfrothJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2021Posted inMusingsTags:making the most of time, New Years Resolutions, Novel writing, time, wasting time1 Comment on Tyme

What’s Next?

It’s with great ambivalence regarding the value of doing so and with a bit of trepidation as to how its motivations will be interpreted that I’d like to share the behind-the-scenes story of my current novel-in-progress.

Posted bytyfrothDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:Novel writing, re-writing, work-in-process, writing process1 Comment on What’s Next?

My Xmas Wish: I Want to Get Better

The mere thought of making some of the changes necessary to get better causes me anxiety, but I guess at the end of the day, no matter our age, we are all W.I.P., or Works-in-Progress. What better time to begin making those changes than the Christmas Season and New Years?

Posted bytyfrothDecember 24, 2020December 24, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:Christmas Wish, New Years Resolutions, self-improvement2 Comments on My Xmas Wish: I Want to Get Better

Quixotic

What I most like about the word quixotic is its attitude of tolerance and inclusiveness. It’s a word in which the oddball and often excluded letters “q” and “x” are not only included but necessary and celebrated. I often feel like a “q” or “x” myself. I think we all do.

Posted bytyfrothDecember 15, 2020December 16, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:bibliophile, Don Quixote, logophile, plucky, quixoticLeave a comment on Quixotic

The “F-Word”

There are only two sorts of people who expect life to be fair: children and fools.

Posted bytyfrothNovember 30, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:2020 election, fair play, fairness, the f-word, Trump, Ty Roth1 Comment on The “F-Word”

A Painful, Personal Thanksgiving Reflection

Today, I’m blessed beyond deserving, but there’s a small pang of hunger that never leaves my belly, and I know there are still too many college students (like I was) and regular folk, who are food and shelter deprived while living in what is the wealthiest nation on Earth.

Posted bytyfrothNovember 26, 2020November 26, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:Homelessness on College Campus, Thanksgiving6 Comments on A Painful, Personal Thanksgiving Reflection

A Four-Year Term

I’m far from a paragon of humility and grace, but on that one occasion when necessity demanded it, I chose to do what was best for my community, my school, and my players rather than what was best for me.

Posted bytyfrothNovember 22, 2020November 23, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:A Four Year Term, CoachingLeave a comment on A Four-Year Term

Let’s Talk about Race in Our Classrooms

We will most likely never reach a state of true colorblindness nor am I sure we should, but I’d be proud to be member of the American generation that finally picked up that can of systemic racism and placed it in the rubbish of American history.

Posted bytyfrothNovember 15, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:Race, Race Relations, White FragilityLeave a comment on Let’s Talk about Race in Our Classrooms

All the Rage!!!!

Going forward, I hope to exercise my rage according to Aristotle’s standards, directed to the right person, in the right degree, at the right time, and for the right purpose.

Posted bytyfrothNovember 6, 2020Posted inMusingsTags:Election, Rage, Ty RothLeave a comment on All the Rage!!!!

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