Monthly Archives: May 2020

Rarely am I at a loss for words

Posted on May 31, 2020 by profkf

“You can talk to a stone” my wife has said a number of times and she’s probably right, and I probably have more often than not. I talk for a living, have for 44 plus years, and there’s no end … Continue reading →

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So many of the lessons I’ve learned

Posted on May 29, 2020 by profkf

Have been taught on or near or even by the ocean. From the time I was very small I’ve loved the beach, when I turned 13 my folks had started renting a summer bungalow in Far Rockaway, NY affectionately known … Continue reading →

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Just another roll of the dice:

Posted on May 28, 2020 by profkf

Where to go to school, what to read, what to believe, what career/job/path to follow, who to marry/partner with, where to live, whether to look to buy/rent, kids/no kids, if kids, when/how many, comfort/necessity, pets/no pets, if pets dogs/cats/both…all of … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day: 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by profkf

Having been raised by one of the “greatest generation” parents, my father served in WWII, in the Navy, aboard a Destroyer Escort, I was always well aware of the real meaning of Memorial Day. Today is set aside, to remember … Continue reading →

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I’m Happy to Be here

Posted on May 24, 2020 by profkf

“…With someone I like…who maketh my spirit to shine…” So wrote Warren Zevon…I can only wonder what, in blazes he would have written had he been around today… Regardless. and despite the fact that, as much as I’d like, I … Continue reading →

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Without Limits:

Posted on May 19, 2020 by profkf

Steve Prefontaine died in a car accident at the end of May 1975. Without Limits was a movie released in 1998 about him, that is largely overlooked and forgotten but something I still watch on the rare occasions that it … Continue reading →

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Years

Posted on May 17, 2020 by profkf

Some quick thoughts this morning while awaiting the beginning of Fred Migliore’s FMOdyssey radio show. I was making breakfast as another tradition has become an early “Fred Brunch” where we sit at the dining room table and enjoy each other, … Continue reading →

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From a distance:

Posted on May 16, 2020 by profkf

Think, for a moment, how fortunate we are. We are living in a world where, for the most part, we are being urged to stay physically separated from all but the folks we reside with, yet we also live in … Continue reading →

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A different way of looking at personalized learning

Posted on May 13, 2020 by profkf

I do some of my best thinking while out running. The blood flows, the music is playing in my ears, but there are no other distractions (other than not being hit by a swerving car along the road, thus the … Continue reading →

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When Life gives you a choice…

Posted on May 13, 2020 by profkf

I woke up this morning fighting the roller coaster of emotions the way I have for the past two months. Much of me is incredibly thankful that my wife, my kids, my grandkids have been spared the negative physical effects … Continue reading →

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