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Beloit’s List of the Mindset of the Class of 2017 21 Aug 2013 | 03:46 pm
This week, as we are in Faculty In-Service at school and consider this new year of teaching, my thoughts always turn to the list posted each year at beloit.edu/mindset As I begin my 41st year of teach...
Road Trips and Signs 14 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
Since we just returned from several weeks up north, our many miles on the road are still fresh in our minds. Today's blog post is a partial travelogue as seen through my bizarre eyes, interspersed wit...
Are You in a Time Warp? 7 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
Do you have a love/hate relationship with technology? I mentioned in my post last week about using FaceTime to "be with" people at their reunion 700 miles away. I basically experienced what science fi...
Face Time 31 Jul 2013 | 04:41 pm
I haven't had much time to put together a blog post this past week. Our daughter Megan and the kids came to visit and we've had a lot going on! Needless to say, we've had a lot of "face time" with our...
Positively Negative 24 Jul 2013 | 05:46 pm
Are negative people doing their best (worst?) to rain on your parade? I have to admit that there are many things going on in life in today's world that make it easy for those who want to to feed their...
The Signs Are Everywhere 17 Jul 2013 | 05:54 pm
It's been a while since I posted the signs that have come my way. From people's remarks and the comments to posts with signs, I think many others share my enjoyment of funny signs. This post has a cou...
NeverWet 10 Jul 2013 | 05:07 pm
Those of you who live in the Upstate of South Carolina already know that we have had an incredibly rainy summer. I don't remember the last time our lawn was still green in mid-July! On the 4th of July...
Postal Humor 3 Jul 2013 | 03:59 pm
Monday of this week was the 50th anniversary of the introduction of ZIP codes in the USA, on July 1, 1963. I rarely sent letters until I started corresponding with cousins in France in 1967. Therefore...
Is Less More in the 21st Century? 26 Jun 2013 | 11:50 pm
Today is seems as if everywhere we turn, we are told that "Less is More." The expression is from a 1855 Robert Browning poem "The Faultless Painter." The phrase was adopted by minimalist architect Lud...
Camping Tips – Take 2 20 Jun 2013 | 06:15 pm
Monday morning Becka and I left to go camping at the Davidson River Campground, near Brevard, NC. Although we have done lots of camping throughout our adult life, this was the first time it was just t...
