"I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to 'cut back.' From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible."
(Erma Bombeck)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 10:10AM Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most. He adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10:08AM I’ve now been a high school teacher for almost six months and just last week, I became aware of a peculiar and unanticipated side effect: my heart is growing bigger. Of course, I’m not referring to my actual, physical heart, but my ability to have compassion—and dare I say?—even love for my students.
Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 7:04PM Okay, I admit that I didn't know who Troy Polamalu was until about a year ago. I'm not exactly a football fan, even if I did work for the Seattle Seahawks back in the day. But somehow, Troy's name came to my attention when I learned that he and I have something in common (and no, it's not the shampoo we use).
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 9:09PM Today, November 30th, is a special day. It’s my Name Day—a day set aside in the Orthodox Church to commemorate the Holy Apostle Andrew (my patron saint). In many countries, a name day celebration is a bigger deal than one’s birthday. Personally, I like having an excuse to celebrate on both days!
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 3:58PM Why does this make me cry?
Thanks to another blogger, Steve at Pithless Thoughts, I came across this video. Steve very eloquently wrote about his reaction to it, so I won’t duplicate his remarks here. All I know is that when I viewed this video, I was moved to tears.
I can’t articulate exactly why. Maybe it’s something to do with light invading darkness, beauty intersecting with the mundane, and all that. Maybe you’ll view this video and feel none of that.
But, if you’re like me, maybe you are struck by the sublime converging with the commonplace. If that’s not worth singing about, I don’t know what is.
The kingdom of this world
Is become the kingdom of our Lord.
George Frideric Handel
To view the link on YouTube, click here.
Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11:58AM My first quarter as an official teacher ended last Friday and I also had my first evaluation. Seems like a good time for an update.
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 3:46PM I rarely post a video for a blog entry, but I've made an exception for this one. If you take the time to view this 12-minute video, I promise you won't forget it and I hope you will be inspired. Meet Alice, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor at 106 years of age.
