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Leslie Knope and the Tourist
Last weekend I spent some time in my classroom trying to catch up in hopes of getting ahead. To help with this, I put Parks and Recreation season two in the DVD player. The show is immensely re-watchable. I haven’t … Continue reading
Temporary Vocational Stretch: August Edition
We just wrapped our third week of the school year (not including a week of meetings). Thanks to a state holiday, this three-day weekend has been something of a “pause” button for me. Most of my class curriculum is turning … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Teaching, The Long Story
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Every Day Committed
One of my favorite Wendell Berry quotes comes from his “Notes from an Absence and a Return,” which can be found in A Continuous Harmony. The short journal recounts Berry’s thoughts and experiences of returning to his Kentucky farm … Continue reading
Temporary Vocational Stretch Update
The 2016-2017 winds down this week. It doesn’t quite feel like it, though. Instead, things are kind of heating up. These last few weeks of the semester have been a blur. Lots of cool moments: baccalaureate, the yearbook dedication (what?!), … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Faith, The Long Story
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“Libraries in the Kingdom”
Jamie Smith, author of You Are What You Love, started his summer vacation with a brief reflection on the books that have been piling up in his office . . . and life. The post, which you can read here, … Continue reading
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Like Leaving the Piano in Ohio
Douglas Coupland prefaces Bit Rot, his most recent collection of essays and stories, with this: When the pioneers crossed North America from east to west, the first thing to be thrown off the family Conestoga wagon was the piano, somewhere … Continue reading
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Temporary Vocational Stretch
Because of changes and restructuring at work, I’ll be taking a temporary vocational stretch in the fall. The conversation has been mostly in-house at this point, which is fine by me. It will require me to work on some of … Continue reading
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