Archive for April, 1997

Nothing’s Automatic

It’s stormy outside. The lightning is gorgeous. I waited to catch a break in the weather. Made between torrential thunder clouds. Thought throughout my chancey walk that staying in shape is a lot of hard work, committment, and dedication. I was just three blocks from the house when that was brought to home–no pun intended–as [...]

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THE STORY

Hit the streets real early this morning. It was about 4:15. On the weekend! There was an unseasonable nip in the air. I was in a deep contemplative mood. Since Wednesday, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about a long entry written by a student I’ll call Charlotte in her journal about something forceful [...]

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Proverbs 23:7

I received a message from an education major at the University of South Florida last week. With great sincerity, she wanted to know if I could show her where and how to start developing a philosophy of education and principles of teaching. I have to admit that it has taken me a week to begin [...]

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Road To The Final Four

Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 08:18:45 -0500 (EST) Subject: Random Thought: I was a bit bleary-eyed as I walked the dark streets of Valdosta this morning. Staying up late watching the overtime victory of Arizona over Kentucky for college basketball’s NCAA national championship will do that. It was a bit of a consolation that eased [...]

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