Last Post or First Post

First things first. You see, I don’t post on Sundays. Second, because what’s the point of saying ‘first’ first if there isn’t a second? Second, I don’t post twice in the same day. When Linda released the Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt, on Friday, I already had Saturday’s post written, edited – which Linda doesn’t... Continue Reading →

December 31, 2016 43

My Father’s Plan

My father always planned for my brother and I to go to college. He was the youngest of eight children and I was his youngest. Still, very few members of our generation had gone to college and none of his immediate family had. So by the time my brother and I were in school, there... Continue Reading →

June 19, 2016 83

Thursday Doors – Going Old School

I don’t mean to imply that I took today’s photos on a film camera; the title is more literal than figurative. Today’s doors are actually hanging on three old school buildings in Windsor, Connecticut that have dodged the wrecking ball. Three schools, in the same town and on the same road. Route 159 runs south... Continue Reading →

May 12, 2016 83

Lessons from the Guest Lecture

Those of you who follow the Thursday Doors series knew this was coming. It has little to do with the doors, and surprisingly, it has little to do with my lecture. Oh, don’t worry, (or perhaps I should say don’t be too quick to rejoice) I’m going to sneak a little bit of that lecture... Continue Reading →

October 20, 2015 52

Remembering a Different A-to-Z Challenge

Despite the fact that a bunch of my blog-buddies just passed the April A-to-Z challenge midpoint, I can’t say the phrase “A-to-Z” without remembering a meeting of the Home and School Association where the subject was fundraising. The subject was always fundraising, and nobody says “we need money” like a nun standing at the front... Continue Reading →

April 18, 2015 50

The Jupiter Effect

Today’s story more closely fits the serious part of the theme of No Facilities. This story started 50 years ago this week and my telling it is long overdue. I met Marty on the playground on my first day of 5th grade. Marty and I were not so much drawn to each other as we... Continue Reading →

September 2, 2014 107

Algebra and Other Painful Necessities

I have always been of the opinion that everybody needs to slog their way through Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Chemistry and Physics on their way to a high school degree. Recently, Andrew Hacker, a professor of political science at Queens College, City University of New York, wrote in the NY Times that this is not the... Continue Reading →

July 29, 2012 2

A Nerd’s Lament

MS-DOS turned 30 today. I am old enough to remember when the popular saying was “Don’t trust anyone over 30” and although people are still fighting over who actually said that (Jerry Rubin or Jack Weinberg) it hardly matters. 30 is only a milestone until you’re 40. On the other hand, 1981 was a milestone... Continue Reading →

July 28, 2011 1

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