Morning Routine

Raise your hand if you still subscribe to and read a hardcopy newspaper every morning or day. It’s OK if you don’t. In the modern era, newspapers are just as…

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Riff-Off Artists

Well, I guess I’m “dating” myself with this entry. Many fellow baby boomers (born 1946-1964) will recognize some if not all of these classic rock guitarists, their bands, and the…

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“Ubi Fuisti?”

It was some time in the early 1970s when my brother and his friend rolled into Latin class late. “Ubi fuisti, Court and Charles?” Where have you been? This Latin…

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Paraphrasing GPT

When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of teaching my sixth grade students, those eleven and twelve year old charges of yesteryear, was…

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Stakeless Pitch

Upper Cabin – Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, Virginia Have you ever experienced the ring of a horseshoe? It’s called a “ringer” for a reason. Not only will you hear the…

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