• Words I’d like to banish

    Words I’d like to banish

    If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? This is a three-way tie for me. If I had to give up one word (or three) that I use, it would be um / uh / ah For native English speakers, these three…

  • Let it go

    Let it go

    Lately, I’ve been finding that carrying around that level of anger, resentment and hate is just to burdensome.

  • Toujours en France

    Toujours en France

    The farthest I’ve ever traveled from home, was when I spent two weeks in France, during the summer after my sophomore year in high school.

  • full circle

    full circle

    After originally applying 19 years ago, today I was hired by my local school district

  • Rob Reviews…Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago, IL

    Rob Reviews…Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago, IL

    This past weekend marked my first visit to Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. GRF is my 5th current MLB park and 9th overall. Located on Chicago’s southside, the neighborhood gets something of a bad reputation. I understand, it’s nothing like the north side of the city,…

  • Our castle, and our keep

    Our castle, and our keep

    My idea home would be my own little corner of the universe.​

  • The dark side of empathy

    The dark side of empathy

    I don’t care how spiritual or how religious a person is. There is nothing in this universe that will ever make me accept the idea of a parent having to bury a child.

  • A game changer

    A game changer

    when I was wearing the mask during my second round of testing, it was the absolute best night of sleep I had ever gotten in my life.

  • My last internet search.

    My last internet search.

    What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? The last thing I searched online was a school district that I may be potentially be taking a job. Thanks for stopping by Rebuilding Rob. Be sure to like, comment and subscribe to my blog below. It’s…

  • Viewing habits of an 80s couch potato

    Viewing habits of an 80s couch potato

    What didn’t I watch as a kid?