1. What was your after school routine like when you were a kid?  In elementary, up until 4th grade anyway, I walked home from school and my… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – Warming trend”

1.  It’s been said January is ‘the month of opportunity, inspiration, and change.” Which of the three do you need most right now? Elaborate.  I need inspiration, I suppose.… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – The opportunity is there”

1. At the end of every year (or at least since the mid-1970’s) Lake Superior State University posts a list of words they think should be banished… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – It never gets easier”

1. Oxford’s Word of the year for 2024 is ‘brain rot’. Are you familiar with this term? Do you suffer from the condition? Ha! This is a… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – A day late ‘podge”

1. What’s one thing you want to get done before the calendar flips to a new year? Well, I hope to find some of the holiday spirit… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – The year’s winding down”

1. What’s one task you’d like a little Christmas elf to sneak in and take care of tonight?  Hmm, can they read my family’s minds and tell… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – Christmas looms ever closer”

1. What’s the best $5 gift to give someone?  The clear answer is a coffee but at the same time, I think the best gifts like that… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – Freezing in the hodgepodge”

I’m trying to get this all done and posted prior to Wednesday, since we have plans to brew with friends and then watch cheesy movies. (Of course,… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – Giving thanks”

1. What was your favorite part about growing up in your hometown?  I grew up in South Florida and I guess, looking back, I really enjoyed being… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – Consumerist society”

1. What’s something you think is under appreciated. Explain.   I don’t think we appreciate slowing down and observing the world enough. My students are writing an analysis… Read more “Wednesday ‘Podge – Finding serenity”