Hello on a warm and humid afternoon. Over the past few days, the humidity, the billowing, cotton ball clouds, and the sweltering temperatures remind me of my Midwestern roots or my summer working wheat harvest in Northern Texas, Oklahoma, or moving up through Kansas toward the eventual Canadian border. A 4:00 a.m. thunder explosion ofContinue reading “Half my Life; and In Four Weeks”
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Music as a thread of Life
Hello on a cloud, humid, almost-summer morning, I have been working in my office and it is almost noon, so I am going to be out an about doing other work for a bit. As I meander about my daily routine, seldom does it occur that there is not some music in the background. IContinue reading “Music as a thread of Life”
Pondering the Reasons
Hello from an afternoon of dog-sitting, Perhaps I could just watch television, perhaps I could simply manage a rainy afternoon with a nap, but I promised to help my friends as they are at an appointment. Therefore I am dog-sitting a particular canine who adores me (for no particularly good reason) so the task atContinue reading “Pondering the Reasons”
Cancel, Replacement, and Lies ~ Oh My!!
Hello from my kitchen island, Let me be as up front as possible. This is a politically-motivated post. It is where I stand on things in our cultural morass we call America. It is my opinion, and I know there are other valid opinions out there and those who will disagree with me (even someContinue reading “Cancel, Replacement, and Lies ~ Oh My!!”
deoch don doras
Hello from Starbucks in the Commons, We are in the throes of the end of the semester, and I am doing a boatload in individual student conferences. The days have blended together so much that earlier today I was quite sure it was Thursday instead of Wednesday. Part of my cluelessness is the craziness ofContinue reading “deoch don doras”
Attempting to Understand our Inhuman Behavior
Hello from my office on a day that seems to hint a seasonal change, The desire for Spring only grows more fervent as each day seems to say we’re not there yet. It is amazing how easily we are spoiled by a few warm days and the incredible natural motivator, also known as the sun.Continue reading “Attempting to Understand our Inhuman Behavior”
Forty-five Years: A life time for some and yet a blink of an eye
Hello from my office at school, Today has been a bit of a crazy day. I did get up to school and was busily working in my office when I looked up at the clock and realized I forgot to go to my class. I ran down the stairs, and most had already left. IContinue reading “Forty-five Years: A life time for some and yet a blink of an eye”
When it’s more than hypothetical; when it is beyond and something somewhere else
Hello on an evening at the end of a long week, The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions, events, and the wondering of how we have created the world we have. I started a blog post about my older brother who has been gone for two score plus five years, which isContinue reading “When it’s more than hypothetical; when it is beyond and something somewhere else”
Clear and Present . . .
Hello on a Winter’s Evening, It has been Estonian chilly out, and as I write this most of the Eastern seaboard is getting pounded by a nor’ easter. We have a flurry or two, a biting wind, and some iciness, but for the most part, we escaped this round. Of course, for what will beContinue reading “Clear and Present . . .”
Well Done Good and Faithful Servant
Hello from my kitchen island, To say I have spent significant time here at my kitchen island since returning from our Christmas adventure would be a profound understatement; it is after 10:00 p.m. on a Saturday evening, and here I am. I have been diligently working on both the current Winter Term class and preparingContinue reading “Well Done Good and Faithful Servant”
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