Earlier this week I realized that I’m done. I can’t do any more. I can’t. Finishing (and defending) the dissertation, conducting a national job search, teaching eight classes, handling a recurring medical issue, and dealing with the ordinary occurrences of life . . . I’m done. I can’t do any more of anything. I can’t. …
Month: April 2009
Good Things to Remember
Knowing there are seven class days left in this semester, and that’s seven too many. I need this semester to be over. But the good thing? There are only seven class days left. Feeling so very ready to move on. I want to, I need to move on today. Donating so many things…
Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Work
As I ready myself for the next stage of my life and a new career, I reflect on the work I have done in the past. Jobs. I have had a lot of them. Some have been perfectly fine what they were — ways to earn money. Others taught me a lot about myself or…
“Same Old Story” (bits of musical history)
But it’s new to me. Lannie Flowers, someone I knew and cared about long long ago, has finally produced an album of his own music, a CD called “Same Old Story.” It’s about time. I always loved his voice and the music he could create. I’m glad he was able to do this this. (To…