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Jon's Life. Or Other Odd People Doing Odd Things.: Friday Feature, wait, what? and the 1up of epic proportions
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Feb 12, 2010. Friday Feature, wait, what? And the 1up of epic proportions. THE 1-UP OF EPIC PROPORTIONS:. A quick back story. Two weeks ago, Heather, of Edited to Within and Inch of my Life. Gave me my first blog award, The Silver Lining Award. The next day, I awarded her the same award because she was number one on my list of hypothetical award recipients. Besides, I never follow rules. So, what does she do? She gives the award back to me. Haha, you so love it, don't you? Everyone, please, turn off the ...
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Wonderings: The Important Things ....
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Tuesday, March 24, 2015. The Important Things . Thirty family members gathered in Arizona this past weekend to celebrate Mom’s. Close to one third of those thirty were eight and under. Like in any family, there was lots going on (some of it happy, some worrisome). Lots of opinions, lots of noise, lots of indoor and outdoor fun filled the weekend . plus chats, games, songs and stories amidst the candle lighting, good wishes, cake and frosting!
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About Robert - Robert Guthrie III
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I grew up near Walden Pond. Love water and was just an average competitive swimmer. My home today is Cambridge, Massachusetts, not far from the Charles River. My adolescence in public and private schools finished at Phillips Exeter. Which you can read about in GOT BETTER. The not very terrible trip from junior high to happily-ever-after with pit stops at boarding school and a fraternity. Japan, then was a counselor for refugees. My answer was simple: Write. Today I write novels, manage. Follows the misad...
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Wonderings: When the Tingle goes away with the Tinsel ....
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Tuesday, January 6, 2015. When the Tingle goes away with the Tinsel . It's the first REAL week of January.when everything goes back to normal. The meetings, routines, dr appts, schedules and lessons begin again. All the things we kinda ignored in that delicious month of December. I look around my decorated house and don't want to start taking things down. Even the sound of that is depressing ." taking things down.". How do I hang onto it? Http:/ ...
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Wonderings: April 2015
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Thursday, April 30, 2015. I've been gimping around with bursitis in my knee from a hard spill I took last month. Last week I went for a physical therapy appointment to get some strengthening exercises. As the greeter at the PT clinic led me to the exam room, he made quick pleasantries and then said this:. I'm trying something new this year. When folks come in for their initial visit, I am asking this question:. You can't pass.". It's a fact that ...
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Wonderings: Listen to Children
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Thursday, April 30, 2015. I've been gimping around with bursitis in my knee from a hard spill I took last month. Last week I went for a physical therapy appointment to get some strengthening exercises. As the greeter at the PT clinic led me to the exam room, he made quick pleasantries and then said this:. I'm trying something new this year. When folks come in for their initial visit, I am asking this question:. You can't pass.". It's a fact that ...
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Wonderings: August 2014
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Tuesday, August 26, 2014. A Hat-Tip to Teachers! This week I am not wondering, I flat-out know that my hat is off to TEACHERS! They've been busy lately …. on these weeks that precede the Labor Day weekend…. Putting up bulletin boards. Creating colorful doorways and welcoming signs. Organizing, organizing, organizing. Taking student leaders on retreat to plan for the year. Dreaming those nightmares where they oversleep on the first day of school.
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Wonderings: February 2015
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Turn to WONDER . When the going gets rough, turn to wonder. WONDER = being open to learning and seeing with "soft eyes". WONDER = turning from reaction and judgment to curiosity and compassionate inquiry. This was one of the seven touchstones we used to guide our work when I was blessed years ago to participate in the work of Parker Palmer. Through The Courage to Teach program (now the Center of Courage and Renewal.
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Wonderings: August 2015
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Monday, August 3, 2015. But there was this Love Story . We will gather to celebrate my brother's life this weekend. He died in late May.less than a week after turning 74. And less than three months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Two failed marriages brought shame he carried about divorce. For a bit, that shame kept him in a self-imposed exile from family. But there was this love story . Each of them became more. When illness came and he ...
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Wonderings: December 2014
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About kids, courage, integrity, kid lit, writing and life! Friday, December 12, 2014. MIRACLE" . Wonder, Marvel, Sensation . As a grandmother, I am guilty of slipping into that role at times when I think it is one of my "Noni" jobs to "teach" or "guide" or "share nuggets of age-filled wisdom" with my grandchildren .so I especially love it when they reverse those roles. It happened . again . this past Monday. A full two hours later, long after the tree was complete, we were playing boats in front of it...
