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Empty nest? We barely got to snap a twig
Eight months as empty nesters. How was it? We’ve barely had time to branch out. Because, and this is a little hawkward, but recently I received the starling information that our goose was cooked. With...
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First days of school, K to 17
My daughter, Elizabeth, is enrolled in a Nova Southeastern M.S. in Counseling program with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. It is a low-residency program, meaning that most...
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One, two, three strikes… you’re IN
Way back when, as an assistant coach for my middle child Nate’s soccer team, we set up an early spring scrimmage one weekend against another squad. We needed someone to referee. I volunteered. Before...
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The perils of poker
I’m critical, including in this space, of the rash of gambling sites and apps, especially how they are fronted by big-name former athletes luring in young bettors. But I’m a hypocrite in dissin’ all...
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Why am I a teacher?
I was sending emails about this year’s Palmyra High School Foundation for Educational Excellence (PHSFEE) Casino Night–there’s a reason for this opening, I promise I’m not softening you up in an...
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Trains do not keep a rollin’
I live in Burlington County and commute to West Philly. I support public transit, which is a tough sell in South Jersey, the land of the car, but it’s especially tough lately, because our transit...
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AI overlord inevitability?: My fantasy team says no
Many of us spent 2023 wallowing in doubt and self-pity about the inevitable rise of AI. Unbridled academic cheating. Deep fakes. The death of creativity. We feared humanity was done for! But as I sit...
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Three-volley salute–and fathers and sons
A few weeks ago we buried my dad’s ashes. He had a fitting send-off for an old vet: A small, somber ceremony at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, including a three-volley salute and taps. It has...
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Friends of all ages
The new year, 2024–we’re way into it. It’s been too late for a while to say happy new year to someone. You no longer accidentally write “2023.” We’ve plunged in, and that dive for many includes...
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An Eagle’s farewell: Nothing artificial about it
Jason Kelce’s retirement speech from the Eagles and NFL is already famous. It was as remarkable a speech as it was a piece of writing and rhetoric. The delivery was not just quintessential Kelce, but...
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