On this birthday of Edna St. Vincent Millay, a quote: “My candle burns at both ends; / It will not last the night; / But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends — / It gives a lovely light!” In 100 days I expect to retire from a job that has helped to burn my […]
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100 days, but who’s counting?
February 22nd, 2014 · No Comments · Education, Important People, Musings, My Goals, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
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October 28th, 2013 · No Comments · Education, Important People, Musings, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning
“The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself cloddish.” Evelyn Waugh The “Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keiller” reports that today is this author’s birthday, and provides us with this quote. Just this past week, I’ve been having some […]
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Cuba Sojourn – Day 5
February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Cuba, Dance, eating, Education, Food, Important People, Learning Spanish, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, Site Seeing, travel
I realized that I have skipped over a wonderful art studio and walking to dinner adventure that took place, but I’m saving those as they deserve their own posts! So, let’s continue our account of our stay in Cuba: This morning, more gorgeous weather (weather is on my mind as in the last four days, […]
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Cuba Sojourn – Day 3
February 3rd, 2013 · No Comments · Art, Cuba, Dance, Important People, Museums, Musings, travel
As our delightful American tour guide called it — we had a “lie-in” — we got to sleep in and relax over that delightful breakfast spread this morning. We sat with a wonderful couple from LA – Jerry and Sandra — over breakfast. We really enjoyed getting to know them. I know that if we […]
Our Cuba Sojourn – Day 6 – Our first full day in Havana
January 28th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Cuba, Important People, Museums, Musings, travel
We’re here – amazing! We have been asked why visit Cuba? Besides the fact that it was on our very long list of places to see in the world, we also wanted to visit it while the country resides in its current socialist place in the world. There is no knowing where or how it […]