Round 2 – Athena
Post Sandy and now with power; I’ve been trying to organize my thoughts, get caught up on my life, and figure out how and what to write about. After only a few days without power and a week without access…
Category musings and random thoughts
Whirlwind Weekend
Last weekend, I had an unprecedented experience in the long term parking lot. The shuttle bus picked up everyone but me. I don’t know how the driver missed me, I drove right past him on my way in. While I…
The Loss of Art in Education
I’m a “one thing leads to another” kind of person, which can be interesting when it comes to explaining my train of thought sometimes. It might be hard to explain how an online class through a community college called Romance…
D.L. Day – And so It Begins
I know many parents that dread the day their kids pass the road test and get the green light to drive from the state department of Motor Vehicles, or in the case of Pennsylvania – the Department of Transportation. I…
The Good Samaritan of the Day
There are truly lots of great people who are willing to help out a stranger. I should know, I’m usually the one who needs to be rescued. I’ve had strangers help me change a flat tire at 1 am, jump…
Paper Thin and Perfectly Imperfect
Although there were some who predicted that personal computers, email and the internet would make the use of paper obsolete – that hasn’t been the case; at least not in my life. True, I get less and less paper mail…
Road Trip!
It’s hard to believe that almost two weeks have passed since Christian and I left the house at 5 am for the airport. Travel plans for our annual vacation at Big Sand Lake involved flying to St. Louis where we…
Name This Cloud…
Remember lazy sunny days? Laying in on the side of a grassy hill and letting your imagination run wild? A cloud that looks like a duck to one person looks like a character from an animated movie or a bull…
Busted
My kids find it embarrassing when I stop to take pictures of things like a pile of shoes on someone else’s porch, a muscle car in a parking lot, or of a stranger’s garden. I think the word they use…
A Tale of Two Stations
A little over a year ago I took a step out of my comfort zone and attended my first writer’s group meeting. I drove into Philly in a state of panic, nearly backed out, and ended up having a great…