When I’m on vacation, I tend to get up at my normal time of 5:30 – 6:00. I want to enjoy every minute and do as much as possible. I find that not everyone hold this ideology; my cousin Alex especially just wants to sleep til 11:00 or so. However, I also discovered that in visiting Washington, D.C. this is perfectly fine, as one would have start travelling into the city at 5:30 in order to be in line when the museums and such open to the public. Continue reading “Travelogue: Washington, D.C. [Day 2]”
Janus
In my classroom I don the guise of a Greek, a Roman, and a Plague Doctor. Today, here on my blog, I act as Janus, the Roman god of beginning and transitions, of gates and doors and passageways, and of endings looking both to the past and to the future. Continue reading “Janus”
Saturday Morning Coffee
Good to see you! How’ve you been? Sit right on down and pull up a chair; I’ll pour the coffee. Continue reading “Saturday Morning Coffee”
The Quotable Pratchett: The Shepherd’s Crown
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away
Continue reading “The Quotable Pratchett: The Shepherd’s Crown”
Outdone
I used to be the best at Christmas gift-giving. I fear I have been dethroned. Continue reading “Outdone”
Happy Christmas, 2016
A very happy Christmas to you and yours. May it be merry, bright, and full of light.

