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Students Ambushed Me at 7:10
I’m sorry I missed the call – I had students ambush me at 7:10 this morning (which is really early in student time). I know we need to get together – but I’m nuts until Christmas. Danielle A second email from the same morning translated the moment even more clearly: “must be finals time.” Continue reading
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John Beck’s Cuff Links — Passed to a Great-Grandson
Recovered Beck family heirloom correspondence — December 6, 2017. Barbara Beck confirmed that the cuff links she had sent to Tyler had belonged to her father, John Beck. She wrote that she wanted Tyler to have something from his great-grandfather and wondered when he might eventually have an occasion to wear them. Danielle replied that… Continue reading
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Ethics Question — The professor hands you the answer key
Ethics Question – The professor accidentally hands you the answer key instead of a blank test – do you tell the professor? Ethics Question Two – You decide not to say anything – but it is clearly the answer key – what should the professor do? Continue reading
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What kind of hallucinations are in the air in Bethlehem?
Matt “why would the little lamb be talking to the Shepherd boy?” Tyler “maybe the Shepherd is drunk” Me “what kind of hallucinations are in the air in Bethlehem?” … I am pretty sure no one has analyzed that Christmas song quite that way … EDIT: I think the night wind is talking to the… Continue reading
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Life with the Beck’s …
A Thanksgiving story … apparently, when I was about 3 I was really excited for the Great Turkey … at about 6 a.m. I told my Mom I was ready to get the turkey in the oven (she was in bed). She told me it needed dressing before that could happen. About half an hour… Continue reading
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Morgan Breaks Two Fingers at Wrestling
Hello – my son Morgan has broken two fingers and we are being sent back to Mid County Orthopedics. I know we will need special exemptions again- thought I would get you in the loop. Thanks Danielle Earlier that evening I had to cancel plans because Morgan broke the two fingers at wrestling practice. Continue reading
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Beck Family Source — Riverside Cemetery Photos
Recovered Beck family image source — October 29, 2017. Barbara Beck wrote that she had visited additional family graves at Riverside Cemetery on the way home and sent four photographs. Four surviving photographs image1.JPG — an outdoor family snapshot with three adults seated together at a table/patio setting. image2.JPG — a second family-group snapshot with… Continue reading
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So smart-assery is a genetic trait …
So this morning I’m doing my normal 6:10 wake up the kids routine – as I poke Tyler I mention one on the history terms we studied the night before – Me: Louis the Fourteenth Tyler: Dead Me: Get up Me replaying the episode to Matt a few minutes later – Matt: Famous and Dead?… Continue reading
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Can’t see my hand in front of my face …
Last night- maybe 3 a.m. I found myself in the bathroom- and it was so dark I could not see my hand in front of my face and I started thinking- which as usual leads to nothing productive. I cannot believe how fast time is flying by. Tyler is nearly 16 and learning to drive… Continue reading
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Don’t worry, I didn’t tell them about you
Morgan: We need to do a fundraiser for NJHS, I said a trivia night.Me: Really?Morgan: Don’t worry I didn’t tell them about you Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.
