Monthly Archives: March 2022

Time to Spring Forward Again!

Posted on March 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

Yes, it’s Daylight Savings Time. Again. According to a recent poll, about 75% of our population dislikes losing an hour every spring and regaining it every fall. And the 25% who like it? Well, I’m guessing they’re the same people … Continue reading →

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To See the Unseeable

Posted on March 10, 2022 by mitchteemley

Although this is a work of science fiction, one has only to open their eyes to see that there are real monsters in our midst. Marine biology isn’t exactly a magnet for military financing. But the Harcrest Institute’s startling claims … Continue reading →

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When I Became a ‘Real’ Teacher

Posted on March 9, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Jennie Fitzkee of A Teacher’s Reflections. Jennie is one of the most inspiring bloggers you’ll ever read, and an acclaimed preschool teacher whose methods are mentioned in the bestselling ‘The Read-Aloud Handbook’. But Jennie … Continue reading →

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The Darkness Within Us

Posted on March 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

Source: drawception.com My Real Memoir (Warning: Contains some disturbing descriptions) I thought I didn’t have a dark side. When a college professor asked us to talk about our most sadistic impulses, our temptation to hurt others, I was the only … Continue reading →

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Live!

Posted on March 7, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by James Wheeler Thought for the Week “I’m not telling you to make the world better…I’m just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, … Continue reading →

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Good Pain

Posted on March 6, 2022 by mitchteemley

“Don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let endurance finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.” ~James 1:3-4 “For through your patient endurance you will gain your soul.” ~Luke 21:19 ~Ω~

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In the Claws of Mercy

Posted on March 5, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Birgl The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. After unwittingly sleeping in the nest of an … Continue reading →

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Quirky Critters

Posted on March 4, 2022 by mitchteemley

Because, well, animals. Have a great weekend, peeps! Click on any image to enlarge it, to read caption, or to begin slide show.

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Our Unnatural Love

Posted on March 3, 2022 by mitchteemley

It’s my wife Trudy’s birthday. We celebrated with dinner and a concert last night and will continue celebrating this weekend. And then, two weeks from now, we’ll celebrate our engagement anniversary—the day we chose to do something completely unnatural, to … Continue reading →

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Coffee With the Kelpies

Posted on March 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Jez Braithwaite of Photos by Jez. Royal Navy veteran Jez lives in Scotland with his wife Susan. The two love to travel, and when they do, Jez captures “whatever catches my eye.” In this … Continue reading →

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