Last week I was driving down East Broad Street in my hometown. I’ve been this way countless times. But as I was driving down East Broad this time, I was suddenly hit with something. No, it wasn’t a car, or deer or a dive-bombing bird on a mission to dirty my windshield. I was hit with a strange wave of memories. It wasn’t really nostalgia. Just memories. As I passed through the 400 block and then the 500 block, pictures…
I just got back from a 360-mile, 5.5-day bicycle trip from Pittsburgh to Washington DC. I know there are easier ways to get there – like cars, airplanes, horses, jetpacks. But I set a goal and wanted to accomplish something beyond the normal – at least for me. I learned a bunch of things on this trip. Like at 59, I can’t ride and talk at the same time as my much younger riding pals could. At times, I needed…
Here in Southeastern PA, we’ve had a tremendous string of beautiful sunny days. I especially enjoy them because now that school has started, I don’t get any sun all day long. I’m a middle school math teacher with a classroom on the north side of the building. Even the sunrise won’t peek into my room. So when my school day is done, it feels so good to walk out and feel the afternoon sun beating down on my shoulders and…