Hello from a coffee shop in Kraków, At the moment, I am neither in a Starbucks or a Costa, but somewhere I found close to my Air BnB, which is out beyond Ulica Floriańska, which has New Years Eve memories more than once. The coffee shop is called Green Coffee Nero, and it somewhat remindsContinue reading “Appreciation for the Other”
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Truly Unexpected or Simply Avoided
Hello from the Beetle, I am waiting to meet someone, preparing to share breakfast and listen to their stories about being in a new place for their summer. Four amazing young people have traveled from Quito and Cuenca in Ecuador to spend a summer learning new skills in the restaurant, and in some ways theyContinue reading “Truly Unexpected or Simply Avoided”
Hej fra Humlebæk
Indeed, Hej fra Humlebæk! I am back two years later almost to the day to visit Anton, Carla, Anne Marie, and Hans Christian. My first visit for Anton’s graduation from gymnasium was wonderful, and now, returning again to their beautiful little village on the coast is as tremendous as the first time, but having aContinue reading “Hej fra Humlebæk”
Prayers and Promises
Hello on another rainy evening in Pennsylvania, While I asserted we needed some substantial rain back in April, when showers are expected, it is now mid-June and the showers, drizzle, downpours, and incessant forms of precipitation continue. There have been flood warnings more than once, and yet, on a positive note, things are as greenContinue reading “Prayers and Promises”
How and Why
Hello on a quiet, but beautiful June morning, The time from Winter to impending Summer has another season, and it is transitional, but this concluding last couple weeks of that connection between the shortest to the longest day of the year seemed anything but predictable. Some warm days in the 80s in early April spoiledContinue reading “How and Why”
Dreaming and Beyond
Hello from Williamsport, I have been here in Williamsport more in the last 10 days than perhaps in the entire time I lived in Bloomsburg (16 years). Between meeting with Pennsylvania College of Technology, helping some with Social Security issues, and now getting my Real ID, I could probably put my car on autopilot toContinue reading “Dreaming and Beyond”
Harmony: Difficult to Create; Harder to Maintain
Hello from the Former F&F, now Cafe Martha, It’s a day off with an actual feeling of solitude, something that is difficult to come by as of late, and for a number of reasons. Retired life seems anything, but, and yet there is a freedom, even in the busyness of lately, perhaps because I knowContinue reading “Harmony: Difficult to Create; Harder to Maintain”
Sacramental Transformation
Hello from Starbucks, It’s been a few days beyond two months since I drove across I-80 to make my way back to Bloomsburg, and the path has been anything but predictable. I am busy working, but not at what was expected. The bus is still in Iowa, while I try to remain patient with theContinue reading “Sacramental Transformation”
Faith, Piety, and Practice
Hello from a McDonalds on Interstate 80, I am on my way to a pinning ceremony for a former Lock Haven student, one of the more incredible students I ever had the opportunity to have in my class(es). She ended up with me by accident when I took over a class at a sister institutionContinue reading “Faith, Piety, and Practice”
Elementary Art
Good morning, As I drove to Burger King this morning, I heard it was 5-7-0 Day here in North Central PA, which is the area code of the majority of phone numbers here. According to the radio, it was initially noted when we were locked down for COVID, and was meant to remind people ofContinue reading “Elementary Art”
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