Mickey DiamondWeek 8: Back to Zero (Or, Let’s Talk About Graduation)This is part of an on-going series of weekly reflections written for, and with, my students who are also coping with #LifeInThePandemicon.May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Mickey DiamondSeeking the Thread: Week 7 in the PandemiconThis is part of an on-going series of weekly reflections written for, and with, my students who are also coping with #LifeInThePandemicon.May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Mickey DiamondWho Am I? And Other Simple Questions about Life in the PandemiconYesterday, at the suggestion of a friend and fellow teacher, I took an online personality test. Personality tests have played about as…May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
Mickey DiamondLife in the Pandemicon: April 26, 2020He was reaching his Tao decisions in the simplest direct way. “What’s your road, man? — holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy…Apr 26, 2020Apr 26, 2020
Mickey DiamondLifting the Weight: On Grieving at the GymHe’d been dead for a few months, but I already knew what had to happen. After I watched cancer erode my father’s body, I decided that there…Aug 12, 2016Aug 12, 2016
Mickey DiamondinTEDx ExperienceTelling the Talk: Reflecting on TEDxSo, you’re asked to give a TEDx talk and you think: wow, me? Yes, I’ll do it. Humbled and excited you wonder vaguely what you’ll talk…Apr 16, 2016Apr 16, 2016
Mickey DiamondTRUST THYSELF: but like for real this time I mean itTrust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Except yours, Mickey.” — RW Emerson, 1841Apr 13, 2016Apr 13, 2016
Mickey DiamondBlack Friday Notebook (Sketches)East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJNov 28, 2015Nov 28, 2015