Hello from Bloomsburg, It is the first week of October, and fall is upon North Central Pennsylvania. After an abnormally dry end of the summer, the last week has been cloudy, with intermittent showers, and the colors. which have some significant changing are muted a bit with the lack of sunshine. There is a possibleContinue reading “What Constitutes Power in an Unpredictable Time?”
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Upbeat in a Melancholy Way
Hello from Starbucks on a cloudy, overcast, and misty Sunday morning, The annual pilgrimage known as the Bloomsburg Fair has finished its 169 year, and the number of trailers, 5th wheels, food trucks, and other things that make up the week long event that results in cholesterol spikes, diabetic events, food comas, and anything elseContinue reading “Upbeat in a Melancholy Way”
What Compels Me to Take This Path
Hello from Panera Bread on a Rainy First Monday of Autumn, It has been a busy day, and yet one to take some time to offer self-care. Over the past months, I have imagined, pondered, reflected, and, at morments, fretted about the impending life change that became a reality the sixteenth of August. Indeed, IContinue reading “What Compels Me to Take This Path”
Innocence or Purity
Hello from All Star Bagel Shop in Lewisburg, I have come over here before, and twice in the last month to get away and hide a bit. Lewisburg is an incredible little borough on the banks of the Susquehanna as well as the home of Bucknell University. I have a blessed friend who is employedContinue reading “Innocence or Purity”
The End and the Beginning
Hello from breakfast at Cracker Barrel, The first day I came to visit Bloomsburg, with my friends, colleagues now, and somewhat surrogate family, the Deckers, we came to eat at the local Cracker Barrel. It was a warm Saturday afternoon in May, but it was a restaurant I recognized and enjoyed (breakfast is my favoriteContinue reading “The End and the Beginning”
Failing or Unprepared
Hello from my corner in Panera, I ate breakfast, and I am currently waiting for my to-go order to be prepared. It has been uncharacteristically cool a number of mornings, a harbinger of the Fall which is to soon arrive. A drive on I-80 had already revealed the changing of colors, so I am notContinue reading “Failing or Unprepared”
Admiring Commitment
Hello on a Saturday morning, Being principled is something I ponder on a regular basis. It is something that seems conceptually straightforward, and then again perhaps not, but it certainly is not something easy to manage. Principles are related to one’s morals, their values, but most importantly, their actions. When speaking to my students, regardlessContinue reading “Admiring Commitment”
Creating a Home
Hello from my morning group breakfast meet up. As per usual, I am at BK waiting on the group (not necessarily the waiting,but being here) to assemble where we create or solve local and world problems (you have probably observed these groups of older males sitting around having their morning coffee). This group has evolvedContinue reading “Creating a Home”
The Price of Uncivil Division
Hello on Sunday morning, As I read the coverage like millions of others around the world, the reality that we came millimeters from the killing of a former President and as well as the current likely nominee for their party’s current election, should be both frightening and seen for the outrageous truth it displays. Certainly,Continue reading “The Price of Uncivil Division”
Edifying and/or Educational
Hello on a warm, sultry, by July afternoon, As someone who’s spent about 85% of their life in a classroom, albeit in various roles, to say education is central to my life would be a strong understatement. And yet, perhaps surprisingly, I find myself asking has it been edifying. The simple answer could be “OfContinue reading “Edifying and/or Educational”
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