Rory’s Blog

Strong Opinions, Held Loosely

  • When TV Mattered

    I proposed an idea a few years ago that is gaining traction in my circle: What if you could set your television to only show programs made within a certain time period? With this in mind, I grabbed the remote the other night, determined to watch something all of us would enjoy and that actually…

  • Approaching Happiness

    In a recent interview with Arthur Brooks, a Happiness Scientist and professor at Harvard (he also recently published a book with Oprah), he distilled happiness into three elements: satisfaction, enjoyment, and meaning. Brooks’ thesis stuck with me as I reflected on my life and the lives of our students. 1. SATISFACTION This summer I installed…

  • In Defense Of The Minivan: An Open Letter To My Brother-In-Law As He Contemplates A Car Purchase

    Dear Scott, Unlike you, I’ve never been a car guy. Not only do I not understand how they work, I don’t understand what makes people so fascinated by them. Horsepower, dual torque, CarAssist – all of this jargon is lost on me. To be fair, my parents raised me on beaters; much like the first…

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Strong Opinions (held loosely) on Parenting, Education, Technology, and Sports

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