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Friendships – and the fragility of life

My last post was a letter to our grandson, who was killed in a car accident when he was five. He was hit by a man who was speeding and talking on his cell phone. Driving distracted is now prohibited in many places. Today, I found out that a friend of ours passed away lastContinue reading “Friendships – and the fragility of life”

A letter to Glenn

Dear Glenn, 15 years ago tonight, I was trying to get a good night’s sleep but your mommy was fighting me, every step of the way. I had been away from home for six weeks in pilot training at Netjets, and I had just gotten home the day before. Your mommy was convinced that IContinue reading “A letter to Glenn”

The Choice to Live

This has been an amazing weekend. I just completed the runDisney Glass Slipper Challenge, with a 5K on Friday, a 10K on Saturday, and a 1/2 marathon today. I am here and I did it. if you believed the doctors in 2003, this wouldn’t have happened. 2003 was an incredible year. I had started aContinue reading “The Choice to Live”

Cleaning and deleting – Not an easy task

I’ve spent the past several days trying to delete photos from my computer and also clean out some of the boxes that we packed up in Newnan and moved down here, and haven’t touched in more than two years. We probably packed some of them long before that. It was easier to pack it upContinue reading “Cleaning and deleting – Not an easy task”

On Teaching – Excited for a New Term

Tomorrow is a new term and I will have students again, for the first time in six months. I feel like a kid waiting for Santa Claus, I am so excited. I’m already thinking about what I can do differently in my courses, and I’m thinking about all of the great people I will meet.Continue reading “On Teaching – Excited for a New Term”