Don Last week at this time I was sitting in the emergency room at Olean General Hospital. My future was uncertain as nurses and staff members examined me. I arrived at the emergency room short of breath. That’s a great way to get quick service at the ER. I’m grateful that one week later I’ve been … Read more
An Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy by Jesse Stommel My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great book. It is a collection of essays and it is thought provoking beyond measure. I’m so glad this book happened to fall into my lap thanks to a tweet that I happened … Read more
Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great book as are all the books I’ve ever read by Anne Lamott. This one had some key insights for me or maybe they were key because I was finally ready for them.
A week ago as I pondered upgrading to MacOS Mojave I wondered would I be able to use GnuCash on which I’ve grown to depend. Some of the research I had done on support sites indicated that the older 2.xx version of GnuCash that I was using on MacOS High Sierra might not work. I … Read more
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved the book. Beck Dorey-Stein is a great writer and I look forward to more of her work. This is a very interesting book and story of the Obama administration from an unlikely perspective.
It’s been five years since I left public education and in that time I’ve realized how much I like my life as a part time writer in an open source community. I had been looking for a research job in my final years in public education. When it all ended I thought I’d never get … Read more
I’m trying to decide if I’m going to upgrade to Apple’s latest version of MacOS. Everything that I normally use is working probably most of the applications I use will work. One of my favorite applications is GnuCash. It’s been a great replacement to Quicken. Does anyone out there in the blogosphere have any experience … Read more
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover My rating: 5 of 5 stars A very engaging read from the beginning. It’s a great story of the power of education to transform the life of young woman who grew up in a fundamentalist family that disdained education and saw treachery and evil in government, medicine and much … Read more
The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life by Parker J. Palmer My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great read and a must read if you’re a person who is not content with simplistic understandings of holiness. Parker Palmer is a master at unmasking truth. I loved this … Read more
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road by Willie Nelson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I learned a lot about Willie Nelson that I never knew. I gained a lot of respect for him and for his work. He is now my favorite country artist. We need more … Read more
