Circles In The News
Circles In The News Earlier today there was a solar eclipse. April 8, 2024. Solar Eclipse 2024. Continue Reading...
Little Princess
They say that a princess is born into royalty. I am not recognized by any state. But I am most definitely a head of state, a state of awe. And I have two amazing daughters, among 6 kids. This one wandered out in her princess costume today, and it was wonderful. Continue Reading...
Watch “Campbell White Coat Ceremony 2017” on YouTube
Ryan D. Beal gets his white coat on the campus of Campbell University. #classof2021 #whitecoatceremony #Campbell https://youtu.be/GAWfMY5ITSw Continue Reading...
It’s Only March
Earlier this morning I went out to clean up the driveway. It was 12°F and I needed to rearrange some of the 15 1/2" inches of fresh snow that fell yesterday. It only took a little more than two hours. I did snowblow for more than 1 mile, and I'll have to do some more work on it later. But the cars are cleared and the driveway is driveable, more or less. This time of the year, the sun is higher in Continue Reading...
Boys Will Be Boys
Last night, there were two of us. Two grown men, both in our late 40's, hanging out to watch a game. We watched, and watched, and watched some more. Then more than 4 hours after we started watching the pre-game coverage, an eruption. Continue Reading...
Forever Rest In Peace
Today we come together to remember one of us, one held so dear. I implore you to ensure that her sweet, smiling spirit ne’er disappear. Continue Reading...
On My Mind and More
Well, sometimes I look at Facebook, and I respond literally to the question: "What's on your mind?" Today I had a whole slew of answers, some of which I verbalized into the empty room surrounding me. Mostly they were superficial and not predicated on anything too important. Continue Reading...
1st Grade: First Day 2016
As Jacqueline said to me this morning while tieing her own sneakers, "Well Dad, I guess we are officially first-graders now." Yes you are. And off to school they go, beginning the 2016-17 school year. Time will again race by, but this moment we enjoy, and capture, only to look back on it and wonder where the time went. They couldn't wait to get on the bus. Theodore told me last night, "Dad I am Continue Reading...
We Miss You Mrs. Tefft
Wendy Tefft (1977-2106). Wendy Tefft, 38, of Dunbarton, died September 1 2016. Wendy taught Kindergarten at Glen Lake School in Goffstown NH, where she was employed for two years. Tomorrow, another school year begins in Goffstown, NH. Yet, tonight, for the third time in four days, I was stopped in my tracks when I saw the obituary for Mrs. Wendy Tefft online. We all should be Continue Reading...