"Do You Believe in Miracles?!"
I never get tired of watching the broadcast from the 1980 Winter Olympics in which the United States of America beat the (then) Soviet...
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Sep 9, 20152 min read
Know When to Walk Away
"You don't know everything...and neither do I. Accept this reality, understand the humble posture that it requires and buckle up. Life...
Aug 19, 20152 min read
First Days Redux
Well, we’re underway. I’ve been to all six of my classes. Syllabus have been entered into my planner. Notebooks are arranged. Bus and...
Aug 5, 20152 min read
Back To The Future, Part 1
I waxed poetic about BTTF: Part II (and plenty of other sequels) back in January as I shared my hopes for the start of the Spring 2015...
Jul 19, 20152 min read
In The Valley of Peace
Going back to school when you’re thirty three years old is an absolute adventure filled with a never ending basket of variables. There’s...
Jun 2, 20152 min read
Peace For Our Time!
Neville Chamberlain will always be remembered for those words. On his return to London in 1938 on a Friday in September the British...
Apr 29, 20152 min read
"...and across the line!"
Back in December I wrote a blog post entitled, “Coming into Gambon” where I talked about how it felt to nearly reach the end of the...
Mar 30, 20154 min read
How To Adult
I know. When a 33 year old bachelor takes to his blog to pronounce an opinion on something there’s always a chance it’ll be a nothing...
Mar 26, 20153 min read
The Eye of The Storm
I’ve never been in a hurricane. I’m not sure I’d ever have the desire to ride out one of those phenomena. But I can attest to the...
Mar 7, 20152 min read
Destroy All Homework!
Teachers at P.S. 116 on East 33rd Street have stopped assigning take-home math worksheets and essays, and are instead encouraging...
Mar 4, 20153 min read
In The Thick of It
In the penultimate episode (‘Stolen Earth’) of David Tennant’s reign in “Doctor Who”, Rose Tyler returns to a Earth in chaos and under...
Feb 11, 20153 min read
In a Holding Pattern
Well. How are you? Good? I’m fine. No, really. I’m great. I’ve just been waiting, watching and wondering for the last few weeks. ...
Jan 21, 20153 min read
Deep Breath, Part II
The post title refers to two things. One – the original post from last semester. It also is a reference to the opening episode of Peter...
Jan 19, 20152 min read
Back To The Future, Part II
The second movie in trilogies is hit or miss. Star Wars has one of the best. Back to the Future is disappointing. Lord of the Rings is...
Jan 15, 20153 min read
It Was A Very Good Year
**Warning – there’s one piece of adult language in this post. It is topical and serves a purpose.** I’ve been trying to work Ol’ Blue...
Dec 28, 20144 min read
2014 Wasn't THAT Bad...Right?
Three days. In three days 2014 will be but a memory as the clocks and calendars will click over into the future. There are plenty of...
Dec 26, 20142 min read
In The Valley
Merry Christmas! I hope that the holidays were kind to you. They were beyond kind to me and I’m humbled at the gifts I was given. I got a...
Dec 14, 20143 min read
FINNNIIISSHHH HIIIIIMMMM!
"The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last...The great battle of our time." LIke Tony D'Amato says in "Any Given...
Dec 3, 20142 min read
Coming into Gambon
That title may not make any sense to you but if you’re a fan of the UK Top Gear than you’re nodding your head. Here’s a link to the Top...
Nov 18, 20142 min read
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
It is a harbinger of doom. A dark cloud upon a fading horizon. Satan, Beelzebub, Evil. A bad moon on the rise. A thousand suns...
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