Texting ALL of the squad trying to rally a road trip to Happy Valley this weekend for PSU-Oregon. And then they hit you with this adorable photo in the replies. That kid is ten now. Who cares? What’s the move here @treblaw.bsky.social??

My response: (And Go Freaking Birds)

Family went shopping for some more Halloween decorations today…

Jason Derulo is terrible as the Eagles offensive coordinator.

With the school year underway it’s nice to make more regular trips to my local dry cleaner, where the proprietor, an elderly Korean woman, roasts me for 5 straight minutes about the state of my shirt collars.

Robert Redford’s passing this week means I’m introducing Spy Game (criminally underrated) to the geopolitically obsessed 10-year-old. He’s locked in.

Bonus Cerenzia was on the inactive list tonight at flag football following a trip to urgent care and three stitches, a byproduct of his epic battle with the playground slide steps. There were zero (0) tears while being stitched. He might be a hockey player yet.

When your aunt, who is an artist, babysits your kids…

Personally I have no idea where the blocks and dinosaurs came from.

Scene *Navigating Mount Laundry and searching desperately for sports uniforms for the remainder of the week* *10 year old walks in casually* “SO NEPAL IS HAVING A REVOLUTION…” *Launches into detail-laden 7 minute monologue* Me:

Families don’t remember your slides at Back-to-School Night. They remember how you made them feel. This week’s WDYN: Challenge. Nurture. Inspire.

The “All Teams” schedule in Team Snap is both the bane of my existence and also the only thing keeping me alive. *Note—this does not include three consecutive flag football games on Friday night. Thriving, really. Thanks for asking. (Show this to the pro-natalist crew)

I spend hours every day tracking AI tool rollouts and updates. It’s so diffuse that people with real lives have no idea what’s happening—and honestly, I’m on the verge of losing my mind.

I haven't seen this paper discussed in my timeline, which is curious. TL; DR—School phone bans don’t boost student mental health or academic achievement, but heavier overall phone and social media use is clearly linked to worse outcomes on both fronts.

Tonight in U6 soccer: Child does somersaults mid-game, kicks annoying teammate in the face. Incredible hustle. Great glue guy.

Many people are calling me the Jim Harbaugh of U-6 soccer.

Taught Paine's 'Common Sense' this afternoon. Paine had bars. The whole thing is a certified banger. (Students gleeful as I'd shout, "THAT'S A BAR!" when they'd identify a particularly good line. Sometimes you need to shake it up last period with some unexpected revelry.)

The 5-year-old casually told the 8-year-old, “There are beers in the garage ‘fridge” during the Birds game this afternoon. Out of absolutely nowhere. He declined, thankfully. But the future is looking very bright.

Back in the 700-level to close it out. Whatever it takes. #GoBirds

Prime writing hours.

Notre Dame blocked a punt for a TD tonight, yes. But aside from that their special teams have been awful. Which is uncharacteristic of them. (Along with their first half defense, play calling, and general ability to tackle. And catch the ball.)

COLLEGE FOOOOOOOOOOOTBALLLLLLLLLL

Colleges: “No AI on your apps!” Also Colleges: “We’re an AI Innovation Hub™.”

From the classroom “dancefloor” to the reflective “balcony” our latest Beacon piece asks: What does it mean to maximize every opportunity to learn?

Some light reading to wind down this evening.

8 year old has the same teacher his older brother had last year. The teacher has been mixing up their names early on (completely understandable—no issue here). The 8 year old—a lovable donkey—has started writing his older brother’s name on his work, to mess with the teacher.

Early September is all mise en place—routines half-formed, names sticking, energy high. In this week’s WDYN: 🔪AI as sous-chef 🎁85+ study tips in 10 minutes 🧠Unlearning “learning styles" 💦 A 'Last Word' on muddy puddles vs. leaky ceilings.

Son breaks bike* *Dad drops everything to fix bike for what is a complicated issue involving expert level wrenching* Son: “Meh. I’ll ride tomorrow.” *Dad goes for a walk*

Goalies are philosophers with pads. Ken Dryden showed me that first. On lessons from the crease that have stuck with me in teaching, coaching, parenting, and leadership.

Goalies are philosophers with pads. Ken Dryden showed me that first. On lessons from the crease that have stuck with me in teaching, coaching, parenting, and leadership.

📚 Teaching is a practice. 🌀 Teachers nearly own “busy.” ✨ The CTL exists to help maximize opportunities for students to learn—not by piling on, but by creating space. Not one more thing. A different kind of thing. 👉 Read the full post: episcopalacademyctl.substack.com/p/what-does-...

A lil Beastie Boys ‘Licensed to Ill’ before bed. Soothing really. (The kids are [more than] alright)

Approaching suburban Dad nirvana today. LL Bean sun shirt, immaculately grilled pork chops, 3 soccer practices, followed by lacrosse practice & a stop at the lacrosse store where I had to refinance my house. America? Never greater. Pork + Lacrosse has bankrupted me.

My favorite sports book of all time and undoubtedly served as an inspiration for the way I looked at the craft of goaltending, hockey itself, and so many other aspects of life. Cerebral through and through. (I need to write this up.)

2/3 in Milwaukee in September?!?!? On Birds versus Dallas opening night after a Super Bowl?!?!?

Middle school science class this AM. I’m about to stand on a lab table and start yelling, “KINGDOM, PHYLLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES!” (Shout out to Mr. Acker for making that learning stick over the last 3+ decades)

The 3rd boy of 3 boys really shows itself at the first kindergarten soccer practice of the year. Kid looks like Messi amidst a roster of Kicking and Screaming. Meanwhile when he plays with his older brothers it’s felony assault after felony assault committed against him.

What if microlearning was an answer? We go heavy on the 7taps in this week's WDYN with two (2) separate offerings: One on the value of positive teacher-student relationships and one on the power of prequestions (see what we did there?)

Blogged today. Knowledge is everywhere. Coherence is scarce. That’s where generalists come in. The future belongs to the remixers.

Blogged today. Knowledge is everywhere. Coherence is scarce. That’s where generalists come in. The future belongs to the remixers.

Year 20 in the classroom, and my 3rd year at EA! I keep returning to James Baldwin: “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” More recently KD’s Olympic musings hit too:

Oh wow. TCU has 41 points (for now). You know who else had 41 points against a Bill Belichik led football team? That’s right friends…

If you spatchcock your chicken but you don’t post about it, have you really spatchcocked your chicken? 🐔 #spatchcock

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

School year = Food prep season. 40 egg bites later, this will last maybe 1.5 weeks with the rabid badgers that are my children.

Basement sleepover with the bros. UFC just ended. Followed by some epic pillow fort building. “Dad of the Year” solidified with 4 months left. Incredible work by my for the 4th year in a row. Good luck next year everyone.

Florida State-Alabama is HEATING UP!!

Penn State has a linebacker—who looks every bit of a linebacker—that is named Dominic DeLuca and folks….Matteo Cerenzia is INTRIGUED.

More like Patrick MaHouseIsNotAHome if you ask me. Anyway…the Eagles D Line lives there rent free. In conclusion, #GoBirds

I simply love when my 100 lb. 8 year old large adult son falls asleep in the basement, thus requiring me to carry him up two flights of stairs. Every day is leg day.