Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Reedy River 10k 2021 – Race Recap
Race #18810k #162021 Race #42021 10k #2Reedy River 10k #7 Going into this race, I went back and forth on whether I would set a time goal or not. I knew that if I did, I would set the pace slightly lower than back at Peachtree. Due to a variety of factors like school starting…
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Afraid to Make Rules and Do Right
I had planned to post the first full day of my Hawaiian excursion travelogue but on Sunday I got an email from the organizers of a local 10k, usually held in the spring but postponed to this upcoming Monday, Labor Day. I skimmed the email before I drove to church and immediately knew that I…
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Differences in Compliance
*Editor’s note: I wrote this a few months ago and just discovered it. I thought it timely with the resurgence of the Delta variant and the start of a new school year.* One big difference both Mom and I noticed between our home and Hawaii was mask wearing compliance. Both of us have expressed frustration…
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Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Planning and Travel
The travelogues have returned! I have plans for at least two more personal vacations within the next year and two school related field trips in the upcoming school year as well. That being said, all of this travel depends on how the pandemic changes and how various governments plan to respond to the Delta variant.…
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Returning to Church
On March 15, 2020, I had no idea that I would not attend church in person for another 16 months. July 25, 2021 marked the first time I sat beside Mom in the auditorium since the pandemic began. At first, I knew I made the right decision to stick with the live stream after my…
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Lemonade from Airline Lemons
Several weeks ago, I intended to take a group of 15 former students to NYC. The group first formed in the fall of 2019 to participate in the amazing international Model UN. Some had participated in the spring prior. With the Covid interruption, the organizers cancelled the spring 2020 conference and ultimately turned the 2021…
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Finally
After seven years of teaching, I will finally get to teach what I entered the teaching profession to teach, social studies and only social studies. I have talked about how my decision to be pragmatic pigeonholed me into subjects that I appreciated personally but disliked teaching. Now, more than two years after deciding to hold…
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Peachtree 10k Road Race 2021 Race Recap
Race #18710k #152021 Race #32021 10k #1Peachtree 10k Road Race #1 For most of my running years, I ran the local 5k on my birthday, the Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k. Last year I chose to run 35km to mark my 35th birthday since the race went virtual. This year, I entered the lottery…
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A Field Day Story
[Editor’s Note: I wrote this about a month ago, near the end of May. I have gotten a bit lax with my posts and writing for various reasons but I hope to pick that back up soon.] My current school goes all out for field day, something I experienced for this first time this year.…
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Puzzlin’ Part 2
Today I want to talk a little about why I enjoy puzzles and why I selected the puzzles I mentioned in part 1. Having started on one of the puzzles, I think some of this post will take on a little more nuance than if I had dived in right after writing the first part.…
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