Tag Archives: college

Not That I Was “Looking for God” or Anything

Posted on February 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. Now, don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t exactly … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Donuts

Posted on September 2, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Precious John-Adeyemi of the blog site Good and Loved. Precious is a Nigerian law student whose studies can get in the way of consistently posting, but who keeps at it due to a love … Continue reading →

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The Pompous Prof

Posted on February 8, 2020 by mitchteemley

I had a particularly pompous college Literature prof who loved to pontificate. Once he’d made a pronouncement, there was simply nothing more to be said. The class was aching to see him taken down. One day he proclaimed, “All books … Continue reading →

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Grace 101

Posted on August 27, 2019 by mitchteemley

Classes have resumed at schools and universities, or will soon; one of our daughters started her junior year in college this week. Which put me in mind of a blog I once posted about a religion professor demanding an “impossible” … Continue reading →

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Real Fatherhood

Posted on October 11, 2018 by mitchteemley

During self-introductions a college student of mine once boasted that he’d fathered 11 children by 11 different mothers. I normally avoid judgmental statements. Not this time. “Do you support them?” I asked. “Uh, no!” he said with a grin. “Then … Continue reading →

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Parenting Illustrated

Posted on March 13, 2018 by mitchteemley

Raising a Toddler: Raising a Teenager: Parent’s School Experience: Child’s School Experience: Parent’s Goals for Teenager: Teenager’s Goals: Off to College! After College: Any Questions?

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Two New Studies Reveal: Time Travel is Real!

Posted on September 1, 2017 by mitchteemley

A heavily funded study at the Institute for Advanced Research in Really Important Stuff has shown that all humans (and most animals) travel toward the future at the rate of 1 DaaT (Day at a Time). More information will be … Continue reading →

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Real Fatherhood

Posted on October 3, 2016 by mitchteemley

During self-introductions a college student of mine once boasted that he’d fathered 11 children by 11 different mothers. I normally avoid judgmental statements. Not this time. “Do you support them?” I asked. “Uh, no!” he said with a grin. “Then … Continue reading →

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