The 2020 series continues and is nearing its conclusion as we enter the holiday season, and it is indeed a holiday season like no other. Due to the ongoing pandemic and rising COVID cases as Christmas is coming, it was increasingly obvious that most people would be encouraged to stay home. Since 2020 was aContinue reading “A Holiday Season Like No Other”
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20 Years Later: Remembering Napoleon Dynamite
20 years ago this summer, Napoleon Dynamite premiered in theatres. Compared to other films that played that summer (The Terminal and I, Robot), this one was rather cheesy and likely wouldn’t get two stars, let alone three. Napoleon Dynamite is set in rural Idaho and eventually becomes a cult classic. To those of us attendingContinue reading “20 Years Later: Remembering Napoleon Dynamite”
Two Years of DuoHood!
Tonight’s blog is last minute, but I feel I had to share it like I do everything. Today marks two years of practicing a foreign language on the popular app known as Duolingo. Next Sunday, I’ll post my fashion blog and show off my new ‘fits. I’ll be using my Old Navy SuperCash tonight asContinue reading “Two Years of DuoHood!”
Remembering a Great Man and Appreciating a Great Campus
On this day 11 years ago I was en route to Slippery Rock to say my goodbyes to a great man. It was a special day but a bittersweet and emotional day. My friend and fellow church member Gary Wakefield a few weeks earlier had passed away. He was 68 years old. 2024 would haveContinue reading “Remembering a Great Man and Appreciating a Great Campus”
A Season Like No Other!
The 2020 series continues as we’re now officially into Fall and six months in since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have long since reopened but there are conditions and limitations and everything else to worry about. Now more than ever, it’s very imperative to invest in our communities and our small businesses whichContinue reading “A Season Like No Other!”
Toasting With Style: Indiana and Johnstown Toastmasters
A few weeks ago at the Division C International and Humorous Speech Contest, I made plans to visit a few clubs in April. I spoke to a few of the officers and got their contact information. Last week, I visited Indiana and last night was my Johnstown visit. Both visits were online through Zoom. IndianaContinue reading “Toasting With Style: Indiana and Johnstown Toastmasters”
Life after Hogwarts
I’m currently on the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and plan to finish the book on the last day of the month. I’m already starting to make plans for what I will read next after the series is done. I would like to finish allContinue reading “Life after Hogwarts”
The Spirit of Toastmasters!
The 2020 series continues as we turn the calendar ahead to April. We are now officially into the Fall of 2020, which is now when this series will take place the next few weeks. Restrictions have eased on eating out but everyone is still playing it safe. Malls have opened back up but are onContinue reading “The Spirit of Toastmasters!”
An Honest Evaluation
In Toastmasters, we give feedback on a speech that we hear and tell the speaker we’re evaluating what we liked. we then tell them how they can improve and then we challenge them to top that speech or step out of their comfort zone. In today’s blog, I’m going to evaluate myself and how IContinue reading “An Honest Evaluation”
Contest Season: A Look Back at March
March is officially a memory as the calendar has now turned to April. It was a pretty eventful month with everything that it had to offer. The weather was pretty mild for the first half of March with temperatures in the 70s. As I began to up my fitness game, I spent some time outsideContinue reading “Contest Season: A Look Back at March”
