For Jim Bob
We met you when my sister brought you home from Florida College in 1975. An Oregonian beginning to make his mark on Texans. My sister was smitten, and the rest of us soon fell in line. Your outrageous...
View ArticleReading and Listening, Part 1
Staying truly alive means staying engaged with others who are alive. When we disengage, we merely exist. I have a motto at school. A mini poster hangs at the corner of my white board that proclaims to...
View ArticleGoing home for Christmas
I believe I have not "gone home" for Christmas in at least 24 years. That is when we moved to Ohio (1989), and our life with four children began to really become a separate entity from our parents'...
View ArticleRevisiting Blogging
It's been awhile, Pleonast. Life is moving too fast. The old folks were right. Now I am one of them. Time has become faster and much more relative. Insomnia can make a night insufferably long. Rowdy...
View ArticleCosette
What a change a couple of weeks make! Cosette is now a playful, cooperative puppy, learning new things every day. She is doing really well on a leash, going almost everywhere I do...with very few...
View ArticleNew friend
Well, a whole new world has been opened up to me...the world of pet rescue. I am happy to announce that I have a new little companion , a schnoodle (schnauzer/poodle mix) whom I have named Cosette. She...
View ArticleSearching
I have begun the process of looking for a new dog. I loved Pansy's personality and size, so I'm looking for something similar to her in temperament, etc. I found a website, I think it is called...
View ArticleThings I'm proud of
Evan is starting to generalize some of the things he's learning in my class. Today we went to the dollar store across the street from the school. We found little white boards and decided to buy one for...
View ArticleBreaking Barriers
Ran my fastest ever 5K today...32 minutes 48 seconds...if one can believe the electronic timing devices. That would put me at under 11 minute miles slightly, and I am quite pleased with that. When I...
View ArticleA Milestone of Sorts
In the wee hours this morning I submitted my last document for Negotiation and Mediation, my first graduate school class. So now I have officially finished an actual, honest-to-goodness grad class. I...
View ArticleIt's the most horrible time of the year...
Why must the IRS ruin a perfectly good month? Poor April! I wrote a poem last night as I walked from Club Escuela to our house: Out for a stroll On a moonless night I'm glad my little Dog is white. All...
View ArticleSurprise!
I'm actually posting! Life is so busy, and pleonast just became less of a priority. I last posted in November?? Can it be? Spring Break officially began at 2:45 today, but, unfortunately, I was in a...
View ArticleMarital Dating
Let my voice join the chorus of those who encourage and endorse marital dating. It took a bit of planning and a barrel of perseverance, but David and I finally took time away on a mini getaway. I know...
View ArticleSaturday
What a nice Saturday I had! I was feeling a bit blue for whatever reason, but I ended the day contented. Everyone except me went to Solomon's last football game bright and early...I just needed to...
View Article5K #2
I'm having a great time in Indy with Hannah and Chad, and, of course, Cash. I really like their new home and wish I lived nearer to help her them with some of the things they'd like to do to make it...
View ArticleYep
I'm not sure when it happened, but "yep" is the new "you're welcome". I, for one, do not look on this kindly. "Yep" is slang for "yes", and "yes" is a positive response to a question, or maybe an...
View ArticleHappy New Year...
...school, that is... I'm off in about 30 minutes to begin my 4th year of teaching. The prospect is good. I have prepared as much as I could for a 1st day. Let's have a go!
View ArticleIn Tennessee
If I were a lone soul, no friends or family...not in a sad way, just a solitary way...I would probably choose to live in Tennessee. Its climate is most agreeable year-round, and it is as beautiful a...
View Article5 miles - 60 minutes
Yep...for the first time ever in my entire life I ran (albeit rather slowly) for one full hour and covered 5 miles. It was the first night with the enhanced playlist...enjoyed some new tunes suggested...
View ArticleOpen to suggestion...
My running regimen is going really well, in my estimation. I love being alone on the open bike trail listening to my tunes. My recent accomplishments were a 4 mile run that took 48 minutes, a 42 minute...
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