Several weeks ago, I intended to take a group of 15 former students to NYC. The group first formed in the fall of 2019 to participate in the amazing international Model UN. Some had participatedContinue reading
Finally
After seven years of teaching, I will finally get to teach what I entered the teaching profession to teach, social studies and only social studies. I have talked about how my decision to be pragmaticContinue reading
Peachtree 10k Road Race 2021 Race Recap
Race #18710k #152021 Race #32021 10k #1Peachtree 10k Road Race #1 For most of my running years, I ran the local 5k on my birthday, the Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k. Last year IContinue reading
A Field Day Story
[Editor’s Note: I wrote this about a month ago, near the end of May. I have gotten a bit lax with my posts and writing for various reasons but I hope to pick that backContinue reading
Puzzlin’ Part 2
Today I want to talk a little about why I enjoy puzzles and why I selected the puzzles I mentioned in part 1. Having started on one of the puzzles, I think some of thisContinue reading
The Home Gym
For just over 11 years, I was a member of Pivotal Fitness. I have described before how the act of joining this gym back when I first started teaching played an instrumental role in startingContinue reading
Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon 2021 – Race Recap
Race #186Half Marathon #682021 Race #22021 Half Marathon #2South Carolina Half Marathon #49Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon #3 Originally I had planned to make this a sub-1:50 half marathon, as close to 1:45 asContinue reading
A Daily Streak – One Year In
Yesterday, on a day full of so much stress and chaos, marked the completion of a year of running a minimum of at least one mile every day; most days I easily surpassed that. IContinue reading
Puzzlin’ – Part 1
Back during the initial lockdown phase of the pandemic, jigsaw puzzles experienced a resurgence in popularity. I even spent a little money purchasing a couple puzzles, one for my dad as a birthday gift andContinue reading
Chicago Again
For a while I did not know whether I would run a marathon this year, mainly due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic and human response. (I know that because of that fall marathonsContinue reading