Daniel McCoyThe Wizard Wasn’t The Most Wonderful Thing About OzA few years ago, I was able to watch the classic film from 1939, The Wizard of Oz, on the big screen at the Paramount Theater in Oakland…8 min read·Dec 28, 2022----
Daniel McCoyinTell Your StoryThe Train to RomaIt was nearly midnight when I got off the train in Milan. I had made it all the way up to Denmark during my spring break from studying in…6 min read·Apr 24, 2021----
Daniel McCoyKermit SkrommeA high school English teacher with the unlikely name of Kermit Othello Skromme altered the course of my life, and in a good way.7 min read·Apr 12, 2021----
Daniel McCoyIt ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble.I do love a good Mark Twain quote.5 min read·Jul 17, 2020--1--1
Daniel McCoyMr. GilmoreWith all of the talk of race, I’ve been thinking a lot about my experience growing up in San Jose, California, back when San Jose was…4 min read·Jun 27, 2020--1--1
Daniel McCoyWhat did George Washington want for his country?I recently saw an ad for some slogan t-shirts and one particular slogan caught my eye. It was a quote attributed to George Washington that…6 min read·May 13, 2020----
Daniel McCoyWhat’s Right? What’s Left? What Works?There have been many essays about problems with the old left vs. right political paradigm. I’d like to attempt a view from a higher…8 min read·Aug 23, 2018----
Daniel McCoyEleanorOn July 23rd, 1926, a baby girl was born in the little town of Los Banos, California to Francis and Tillie McDonald. The addition of little…13 min read·Mar 3, 2018----
Daniel McCoyThe Emerald CityIt’s not every day that I connect Buddhism and L. Frank Baum, so I thought I would write this one down. The connection began recently when…4 min read·May 19, 2016----