Damien Riley, author, teacher and dad, keeps an eye on popculture, the news, and humor all around us. His blog, Dynamite Lesson Plan, tackles the topic of education with a perspective from someone on the inside - an elementary school teacher.
Who am I and why am I here?
Hi there again. I’m a big reader [...]

I don’t know about you, but when I lose my mojo my life is not good! What’s this “mojo” thing I speak of? According to Wikipedia, “The word mojo traces its origins to Congo, Africa (from moyo, meaning ’soul’ or ‘life-force’).” That’s close to how I define what my mojo is.
I first heard of mojo [...]

Damien Riley, author, teacher and dad, keeps an eye on popculture, the news, and humor all around us. His blog, Postcards from the FunnyFarm, covers topics including teaching, inspiration, humor, and psychology.
Damien’s mission statement for his writing has been “to publish creative and innovative content” since December of 2006. He is married to Sarah, also [...]

One of my good blogging friends, Damien Riley from Postcards From the Funny Farm, recently asked a few friends to guest post so that he could take a brief break and enjoy some family time.
I’d like to take a moment to thank Damien for opening his blog to me and I would encourage all of [...]

Proud dad of two, and happy husband, Daniel De Guia works as a web producer and project manager in Northern California.
He also writes on his blog, deguia.net about current events, life in Sonoma County and the West Memphis Three.
As a parent, often times it’s hard to remember that your childhood was vastly different than your [...]

Damien Riley is a teacher, dad, and blogger based in Southern California.
His primary blog: PostCards from the Funny Farm includes articles on inspiration, teaching, psychology, and blogging. He plays guitar and recently got an REM album that is wearing out the CD player in his jeep.
Reaching your goal is a process. Along the [...]