Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union,... Continue Reading →
I enjoyed my days as a graduate student. In some ways, it had a lot to do with being a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA). This is when and where I began to finally come of age, as a student, and, as an adult. Three years out with a B.A. in political science, I could be... Continue Reading →
I got that urge to write. What is it anyway? I just need to write. Write about what? Write about whom? When does my Pulitzer Prize winning epiphany vault me to the book signing circuit? I know I know. I really need to get a grip. I don’t even have the subject let alone a... Continue Reading →
Where Have All the Friends Gone? An Open Conversation with Myself "Now What" is right--Even going over this time after time are you really ready? It isn't that you didn't prepare, or so you thought. You had it all figured out. The closer you got to pulling the plug on 40 years of meritocracy the... Continue Reading →
Nothing rings. Nothing buzzes. No business calls. No work related e-mails. No invitations to speak. There are no texts, no tweets, no nothing. Â Well, that's not totally true. Â You do have to count the ones from family, a few friends, and that core of current and former colleagues. Still, it is silent. My god people,... Continue Reading →
The Balance of Time It was a balancing act. A tug of war if you will.  It was the continuum of competing interests for the most valuable commodity of all; time.  In reality, it’s always been that way. The demands we put on ourselves, the expectations from others. It was a search to find... Continue Reading →
Time is flying by. It's been ten years since the stars aligned. That's when you hit that magic age. You had just completed a 40-year career. The kids, now adults, are grown, married, accomplished, and self-sufficient. You do remember writing those last tuition checks? It was like getting a pay raise. Still, you and your... Continue Reading →
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