What better day than April Fools’ to start a series on a complex and virtually impossible to pin down topic like world languages? In spite of the risks that I will get them wrong and look like that fool, I have the marvelous opportunity to learn about many languages because of my job teaching English… Read more
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I’ve finally revised my About Page. It took most of the week to get the written ‘selfie’ into shape, so I’m cross posting it here. I don’t remember the rat’s name. I wish I did. I saw the rat terrier sometime after I’d been chased by the pig. Or maybe it was before. It was, after… Read more
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got scads of photos floating around on the hard drive of your computer. My hard drive isn’t even originally mine. It first belonged to my dad who bought the computer I’m working on now the year before he died. Dad’s photo was once again in the paper this last… Read more
I was cleaning windows this morning when I saw the cat grass I’ve considered planting for years. I thought, “It’s spring. I think I’ll do it this year. Seamus will like it. I started to even go down the path of why I haven’t planted it for all these years: He’d be more encouraged to… Read more
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/16044142397074744/ Like Her Hair’s On Fire: Writing to slow down and warm up to life The lady in this shot has the feeling I’m going for in my blog. For that matter, she has the feeling I’m going for in my life. I posted before that I am doing the Zero to Hero 30 day… Read more
“The moment of victory is much too short too live for nothing else.” – Martina Navratilova This week I discovered the post-run blues. After working up to that 10 kilometer race for 5 weeks, I felt at a loss. I didn’t expect that. I thought I’d feel over the moon about having done it. Instead… Read more
This Sunday, I’ll run my first organized 10k. As I type this first very rough draft out my race is sitting before me like a growling dog on a porch. I want to reach out and pet her but I am afraid she might bite my hand off. But even if I fall flat on the… Read more
I’ve spoken to a lot of people lately about why I blog but it occurred to me that writing my purpose into my blog might be a good idea, too. So, in the spirit of my 30 day blog revision and a belated New Year effort, here I am with a ‘purpose’ statement. I’m writing… Read more