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Back to Class
When it became clear that I probably wouldn’t be traveling to Tennessee this summer, I decide to look for good ways to frame my time. Vacations are always a little tricky for me: I tend to do best when I’ve … Continue reading
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Summer Saturday
Today was the first day to try for a more normal Saturday without school and with (hopefully) a restaurant or coffee shop to use for “landing.” Yesterday I met a friend at Ala Moana Center in hopes that we would … Continue reading
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Sometimes by Step
A classic song for the end of a good but tiring school year.
Endings, Beginnings, and Endings
Today was one of those days, usual for late May but particularly potent this year, where the endings and beginnings of things kind of roll into one. Part of it for me is because I end classes with seniors earlier … Continue reading
Promising Forward
A few weeks ago Andy Crouch and the folks at Praxis wrote about the importance of promises moving forward from Our Current Moment. I wrote about it here. Alan Jacobs recently picked up on the same thread for a piece … Continue reading
Ten Years Moved On
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the series finale of LOST. It’s been a few years since I watched the show the whole way through, but I drop in to particular episodes or moments from time to time. In honor … Continue reading
“You’re Catching It”
I’m one of many looking forward to the day that we can walk back into a movie theater and be entranced by big stories told on large screens. One movie that could kick things off for the season is Christopher … Continue reading
A Song for the Moment
Benjamin Gibbard is one of the many musicians who have taken to a more consistent online presence during Our Current Moment. Discovering his “at home” show a few weeks ago was one of the highlights of early lockdown, actually (it … Continue reading
A Time for Tunnels
I haven’t followed Seth Godin much lately for no reason in particular. I got out of the practice a couple of years ago and just haven’t given it much thought until recently. And I’m glad I did, because he recently … Continue reading
20/40 Survivor
This was a big week for CBS and Survivor. The show finished its fortieth cycle over twenty years. I remember watching season one episodes all those years ago with friends in Fort Worth. And while I lost interest for a … Continue reading
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