-
Join 2,518 other subscribers
-
Recent Posts
- My Teaching Philosophy, A Personal Statement 2023/01/31
- Thanks to UEN’s Homeroom Podcast! 2022/10/24
- Ender’s Game: A Belated Reading & Irrelevant Review 2022/07/07
- Spoiler-Free Review of Speak No Evil, my favorite film at Sundance 2022 2022/01/31
- In Memoriam, my best friend 2021/05/26
- Sharing Gratitude for Podcast Guest Appearances 2021/05/10
- Students at the Helm (for real) 2021/04/08
Categories
Steve’s Twitter Handle
- As a teacher, I know at least some of what she is feeling in this moment. twitter.com/acyn/status/16… 2 hours ago
- I have a feeling everyone has favorites and “most helpful” lists of books about #writing craft. What’s been helpful… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 14 hours ago
- My first-draft deadline for Jimmy vs Communism (my debut novel, for those not tuned in) is within sight in my home… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 15 hours ago
- Social Studies Content Praxis done, and not bad, at a 187. If only knowing stuff were the thing that mattered most… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- I just did with the object what you’d hope not to do with this object as pertains one’s finger. https://t.co/44hu8Yrd4T 1 day ago
Category Cloud (visualizing frequency of category use)
2015 Civility Conference Presentations Conference Submissions Decision-Making in Society Education Ethics Etiquette Film, Philosophy, Political Considerations First Posts Games and Gamification History Manners Political Commentary Political Philosophy Rough Ideas and Arguments Teaching Memos Travelogue Travelogue 2014 Travelogue 2015 Travelogue 2017 Travelogue 2019 Travels writing Writing, Writing about Writing
Tag Archives: traveling
The Summer 2019 Grand Adventure is Planned!
My special friends: Summer 2019 is on the docket! My wife and I, still counting as newlyweds I think, are headed for the Continent for a two-week honeymoon – much delayed and much anticipated. It’s a different experience for me … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2019, Travels
Tagged aegean, aegean sea, Alps, Amsterdam, Berlin, bern, Braubach, castle, Castles, cave house, europe, european tour, european travel, european trip, first time visit to europe, germany, going abroad, greece, Hamburg, honeymoon, leaving the country, romantic, romantic travel, santorini, switzerland, train, train travel, trains, travel, traveling, traveling by train, trip
Leave a comment
Aspirational Post (written at 36k feet)
I’m flying over Billings, Montana in a 767-300. It’s been 54 days since I left the ground in Utah back in June, and I of course have mixed feelings about returning home. I’m anxious to get to work – teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged air travel, airline travel, airplanes, backpacking, europe, Slow Travel, travel, traveling, travels, USA
Leave a comment
Rail Travel in Europe
I get a kick out of train rides. We’re really missing out in the U.S., I can tell you. Some of us have ridden the Amtrak trains – I have on four occasions for somewhat lengthy trips and once more … Continue reading
Hohenschönhausen Prison
Remember to visit the 2017 travel page to see every post I’ve made this year (Amsterdam in April, seven countries over the summer). Hohenschönhausen (lit. “high beauty houses”) is a neighborhood east of central Berlin. The name of the district … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged backpacking, Berlin, Culture, europe, european travel, exploring, History, hohenschönhausen, learning, prison visit, Slow Travel, Stasi, stasi prison, tips for travel, travel, traveling
4 Comments
A Poem in Paris
I thought I’d write one sentence while I’m here because it is a special place and because i am wondering if perhaps a bit of magic something in the air might find its way in whether by accretion from the … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels, Writing, Writing about Writing
Tagged backpacking, book lover, books, bookshop, bookstore, Culture, europe, european travel, Paris, poetry, reading, Shakespeare and company, Slow Travel, travel, traveling, travels, writing
3 Comments