Today I felt a little of the reality of the time I will have to manage when I am retired. It’s been a hard start to my last semester; with unending snow storms, and school closings and all that effects in terms of supervising student teachers. But, this morning I completed the first round of […]
Entries from March 11th, 2014
84 and the rhythm of time
March 11th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Musings, retirement, time, Work
85 days and a phone
March 10th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, Work
Memo: I have not phoned it in. Today I went to the All College Meeting. It likely occurs at other colleges as well, but once a month, many of the faculty and staff gather for an hour at lunch in our lecture hall. The President fills us in on current economic news (as we are […]
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86 days
March 9th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Important People, Musings, Quote of the Week, retirement, time, Work
“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” ? T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
87 days and spring
March 8th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Garden, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Site Seeing, travel
I spent the day enjoying the bulb shows at both Smith College and Mt. Holyoke College. The first packed like sardines, the second quiet, smaller and both delightful. A wonderful reminder that spring is arriving, especially appreciated after the harsh winter we have endured. Outside the greenhouses, much snow and ice still needs to melt. […]
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88 days and adventure
March 5th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Important People, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Volunteer, Work
I work with the nicest of folks. On my way out of the building today, I saw one of the Psychology faculty and commented on how little I’d managed to see her this semester, even though she and I are only about six offices apart. It turns out she has quite a heavy teaching load […]
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