Ruth’s Truths by Ruth Morris

There’s a reason I’d stopped traveling at year end, but I somehow forgot why. Don’t get me wrong; we’re having a great time on our trip to London and Barcelona so far. Having said that, …[READ MORE]

Many female writers make it their business to dish about men, and the failed relationships they experience with them. Of course you’d only read about the disappointments, because the last thing anyone would want to …[READ MORE]

When my younger son was about to enter 9th grade, he was given a short list of book choices for his summer reading project. He couldn’t decide what to pick, so I took a look …[READ MORE]

What was that whole “Thanksgivukkah” thing last week? A colleague saw me in the copy room, and wished me a “Happy Thanksgivukkah.” Most people would be nice and say, “Thank you, same to you.” But, …[READ MORE]

TO HUG OR NOT TO HUG — My father, may he rest in peace, never kissed or hugged my sister and I. I recall stilted pecks on the cheek that he gave my mother from …[READ MORE]

“Make new friends, and keep the old, one is silver and the other’s gold.” I grew up singing that at day camp. But sometimes, said Samuel Butler, “Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.” …[READ MORE]

STUDENT SELF-ACTUALIZATION AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL — “Self-Actualization” is a concept defined by Abraham Maslow which states that people are at their happiest, and most creative, when they achieve their potential. In our middle …[READ MORE]

SCHOOL BOARD ENDORSEMENTS, AND THEN SOME- When I found out that Sue Robins was running for CCUSD School Board, I contacted her immediately and asked her to put a sign on my lawn. I’d never …[READ MORE]

I was standing in line texting, waiting for a San Francisco restaurant to open at five o’clock. A woman stood in front of me, holding what looked to be a two- or three-year-old in her …[READ MORE]