2019 brought proverbial big changes. Does any calendar year not? The year that ends today brought incredible learning and growing experiences with quite a few changes along the way. I supervised four overnight field tripsContinue reading
Month: December 2019
Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 11 – A Bit of a Viennese Let Down
After two fantastic days of organized tours, I did not prepare myself well enough for my self-guided tour of Vienna. At this point, I had not factored in a real break of any kind andContinue reading
Jingle Jingle 5k 2019
Months ago I decided to train specifically for this race, get my time back down closer to my PR time. When I shifted my focus to the marathon, I backed off from short speed. I had attempted too much too soon.
Travelogues Grand European Adventure Day 10 – Buda, Pest, a Little of Both but not Enough
Having successfully located the tour departure point the previous day, I felt almost like a native as I navigated the metro from my flat to the State Opera House. Even though more people took thisContinue reading
Thoughts on Financial Peace University and Dave Ramsey
Even though I already had some opinions of Ramsey and his financial philosophy, I decided to approach this seminar with as open of a mind as I could. I have never read any of his books, listened to any of his podcasts, or consumed any of his other outputs. I have simply heard information secondhand so I decided to give it a chance.
Santa Hustle Half Marathon 2019
Race #179Half Marathon #652019 Race #232019 Half Marathon #14North Carolina Half Marathon #11Santa Hustle Half Marathon #1 A month or so ago, I decided that I wanted to get in another half marathon in December.Continue reading
Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 9 – New History
Thanks to my earlier train the day before, I arrived with plenty of time. We won’t dwell over long on the fact that I got myself stuck in the bathroom and spent two hours usingContinue reading
Longing to Write Yet
Just before Thanksgiving I showed a movie to my students, a movie that corresponded with our recent unit on Charles Dickens and the Industrial Revolution. The movie, The Man Who Invented Christmas, told the storyContinue reading
Travelogues Grand European Adventure Day 8 – Solemn Remembrance
When I stepped out of the prison building, clouds had moved in, dimming the light. As I perused the memorials, I heard crows ca. I stopped and looked around. The bleak color of the camp, the chill in the air, the lack of direct sunlight, and the sound of crows worked to foster an authentic negative mood in my heart.
Down but not Out
The third week of November could have ended up a real bummer and helped me settle back into the malaise of the past year or so of running but it did not. I have God to thank for that and the circumstances He has placed in my life.