Still Sore
I ran five and a half miles today so my weekly total was 46 miles. And that included two days of only two miles. The first of those two days I turned around and decided... More »
I ran five and a half miles today so my weekly total was 46 miles. And that included two days of only two miles. The first of those two days I turned around and decided... More »
Coming home from the Memorial Day parade in Vergennes this afternoon, my daughter asked me about the "guns," meaning the muskets, that frightened her and her brother enough that we left right after things got... More »
My niece turns fourteen years old today. Last year was a big one for her, since she became an official teenager. Fourteen years is a good chunk of years. I had the thought, as I... More »
I attended a workshop today put on by the College Board, the folks who administer the SAT and the AP (Advanced Placement) exams. The idea was to get updates on what is new with what... More »
I spent a couple of hours this afternoon working with groups of teenagers. They came to learn about career searching and higher education. My role was to play a game with them. The game focuses... More »
Today I participated in College Pathways, a day for high school juniors and their parents to learn about planning, applying and paying for college. I saw four different presentations, all of them different. I reflected... More »
I wonder what it is about being human that makes me want to do something with my life that matters, something that makes a mark on the world in my brief time here, something that... More »
I do not suppose I am the only one to consider the new year this day. A cold snowy day for a transition to 2007. For the next turn of the earth, some things for... More »