Originally posted on Diary of a Pleasant Heart:
Ever since I saw the movie, Sound of Music, and have watched it 53 thousand times, I always like to think about my favorite things. By now, you should know I like…
Travel
And the grave is not the goal …
Memories from the final road? On the outskirts of Scranton, Pennsylvania, settling in for the night. A road trip moment. We just drove through the Catskills, past so many places we remember from childhood. In those days, these mountain towns were home… Read More ›
Charge!
My world runs on batteries. Mostly rechargeable batteries. Three laptops, two Kindles, two cellphones, three cameras, four mouses (mice have fur and make squeaky noises, mouses attach to your computer using USB transmission), two wireless keyboards, GPS, various clocks, flashlights, who-knows-how-many… Read More ›
Portal
Bright sunlight through the arched glass doorways of the school turn the entry hall luminescent. It’s the way schools ought to look … the way such places always look in your memories.
The Lair
I’ve worked here, if you use the word “here” in a non-literal way. It is one of a million offices from which teachers work. It might be a space in any old building anywhere in the world. It could be… Read More ›
Woodcleft Canal
Freeport, Long Island. It’s in Nassau Country, the closest county on Long Island to New York city. I grew up in the city … in Queens, which is a borough of New York. Each of New York’s boroughs has its… Read More ›
Old Gettysburg
When you think of Gettysburg, you probably think “battlefield.” Military history. Civil War. What does not likely come immediately to mind are “Ghosts” and “Ghouls.” However unlikely, that seems to be the most prominent theme of this historic town and… Read More ›
Ouch … and goodbye. Heading north again.
Starting the trek back home this morning. I logged a fair bit of jacuzzi time yesterday and now I can stand up without help. Yesterday we did NOTHING except a trip to the pharmacy, a simple dinner of pasta and… Read More ›
