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Hello from a little room in the Cathedral District, Sometimes we want to believe in possibilities; we hope that what we have is reasonable or valuable, but it is hard to determine if that is true. Perhaps it is the reality that a good part of my life is coming to a close, and thereContinue reading “Do You Believe In . . .”

Hello from my front seat of Bruce, The Beetle, I am waiting for my friends and colleagues at our appointed place for dinner. My brain is whirling for a variety of reasons, and that is when I find it most necessary to write. It is a way to clear my thoughts, to structure the chaos,Continue reading “Keep Pushin’”

Good morning from Rio Segundo, It is a mixed bag morning as I am looking out at beauty, appreciating the remoteness on the one hand, but struggling with our technological dependence on the other because I cannot communicate adequately with a host of people. These are all issues to ponder in managing a move andContinue reading “Father Fred”

Hello on a somewhat mixed bag morning, Much like the sky this morning, I am not sure what to expect from the day. Eleven years ago today, the small town (and it is the only location in Pennsylvania that uses the word town as its official designation) where I live had a flood, which wouldContinue reading “Wishing I Knew, then again, Perhaps Not”

Hello from my back patio on the mini-acre, It is astounding to me that I am staring straight into the face of another semester, another academic year, and the reality of completing my career in academe, at least in a formal manner. As noted in another post, my more-than-wise father once noted how time willContinue reading “Small Events with Large Implications”

Hello from the AC of a coffee shop, It is going to be above 90 again today and in spite of semester-low humidity, it is still quite warm. This is not a complaint because other places are worse (Europe for instance)..I have been on the Harley more than in the big, which improves my mood,Continue reading “Wondering how and Imagining what Happens Next”

Hello on the last day of Spring, Currently I am sitting outside Panera waiting for a former colleague, a treasured friend, and one of the most intelligent people I know to join me. I met them my first fall at Bloomsburg, and we have managed to stay in touch for all the time I haveContinue reading “Letting Go – Moving On”

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”

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”