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31.5.21

Travel Diary #34598: On A Memorial Day in Oyster Bay, Nassau County on a Wet, Rainy, Cusp-of-Summer Afternoon

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In this post, I recount a Memorial Day weekend outing to Oyster Bay. I t’s Memorial Day, y’all. Do you think of history when you think of Lo...
12.5.21

Why Wednesday Is the Day of the Week to Send Messages (Because of Woden, or, as the Greeks Call Him, Hermes)

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Wednesday is named for Woden — the Norse parallel for the Greek and Roman messenger god Hermes. Ephemera I’m obsessed with messages, epistol...
3.5.21

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! (And How to Download a FREEBIE from TpT)

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Hi, Friends, and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Share the Love I know. I wrote that subject line with a lot of pride! But it's tru...
11.4.21

A Paean to Payphones (And Why I Feel Nostalgic for Old School Telecommunication)

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When is the last time you used a working payphone? How sure are you that you can find one if your mobile phone goes dead? Do you have a quar...
9.4.21

On Positivity and How I Am Dealing With Teaching and Promoting Anti-Hate (#stopasianhate #stopblackhate #love)

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"Girrrrrrllllllll!" is my general mood as of late. Two people told me today, “You are always so positive.” The first was a colleag...
3.4.21

Report from a Holy Saturday, Once: The Holy Fire Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

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On one Holy Saturday – spontaneously – I attended the Holy Fire liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (The Church of the Resurrection,...
31.3.21

Spring Break with Jambalaya and Friends and Why I Love Faces (and Portraits!)

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What’s the best feature of the photograph? Portraits! Photos capture faces. And I’ve appreciated faces lately — especially during this recen...