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Stars

Posted on August 14, 2021 by profkf

There are some losses you simply cannot get past. Most of them are “friends” I’ve never known but have been part of my life for a very long time. Dan Fogelberg, who today, would have turned 70 is one of … Continue reading →

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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end

Posted on August 12, 2021 by profkf

The end of May 2002, we closed on this home in Norwalk and began a life together, it was a brand new beginning. It has been an incredible ride. Politicians always seem to ask the question “are you better off … Continue reading →

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The Night Before…The Morning After

Posted on August 8, 2021 by profkf

As all three of you who read this periodically know, Sue and I are about to embark on a new journey, in two short weeks, I will be leaving with Drew (my son) and Abbey THE dog to drive to … Continue reading →

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A Moment in Time

Posted on July 29, 2021 by profkf

When I left Greenwich High School in 2004 to teach at Weston High, it was both scary and exciting. Change, as I am going through right now, with this massive relocation, always scary. I had to meet new people in … Continue reading →

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A True Symphony

Posted on July 12, 2021 by profkf

I took a very long walk along the ocean this afternoon. It’s a grey day and not a day to sit by the beach and get some sun (there is none today) but that doesn’t prevent spending the day at … Continue reading →

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A Question of Balance

Posted on July 5, 2021 by profkf

Mortality, timeline, years, days of future passed, slow below the surface, carpe diem. I’m floundering dealing with all of these things. This has been a time period unlike any I can recall. Life brings loss, that’s part of the game, … Continue reading →

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Goodbye My Friend

Posted on June 28, 2021 by profkf

“Oh we never know where life will take usI know it’s just a ride on the wheel.And we never know when death will shake usAnd we wonder how it will feel…” In July of 2015, I took the gigantic leap … Continue reading →

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Sometimes there is a place that for no particular reason continues to attract and resonate with you

Posted on June 23, 2021 by profkf

When I finished my undergrad degree and had no clue what I was going to do, I took some time off and dipped my toe into the teaching pond after a few months. It was fun (didn’t pay much then … Continue reading →

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And just like that..

Posted on June 10, 2021 by profkf

It’s done. The window has been closed, the door locked, the AC shut off, and the name plate on the door removed. For the first time since 1975 as of this moment, I have no job. I’m not employed, I … Continue reading →

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Nineteen Forever…

Posted on June 3, 2021 by profkf

“Sometimes I feel so aliveSometimes I see so clearJust like the way we always wereSo young and free from fear” So opens the song of the same name from Joe Jackson…I’ve been struggling with the idea of time and it’s … Continue reading →

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