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Patty Steele McCombs This year the festival honored four very special individuals who have all demonstrated, through their selfless actions, that which makes our town such a great place to live. Paulah Sloan who is a lifelong citizen of Monongah, coincidentally a daughter and grandaughter of previous honored citizens. She and her husband Dave, have operated family businesses in the town for many years, and in addition to serving the many people who have frequented the businesses with grace and a smile. Paulah has tirelessly devoted countless volunteer hours landscaping and maintaining all the flower gardens around town, helping to keep our town looking beautiful. John Myers, a fine gentleman from Paulah's neighborhood, is a familiar face to all the school children in our town, as he spends countless hours main ... taining many of the children's areas, keeping them litter free and safe, such as the bus shelter, the ball park, the playground and the Rails to Trails. You can often

Patty Steele McCombs This year the festival honored four very special individuals who have all demonstrated, through their selfless actions, that which makes our town such a great place to live. Paulah Sloan who is a lifelong citizen of Monongah, coincidentally a daughter and grandaughter of previous honored citizens. She and her husband Dave, have operated family businesses in the town for many years, and in addition to serving the many people who have frequented the businesses with grace and a smile. Paulah has tirelessly devoted countless volunteer hours landscaping and maintaining all the flower gardens around town, helping to keep our town looking beautiful. John Myers, a fine gentleman from Paulah's neighborhood, is a familiar face to all the school children in our town, as he spends countless hours main ... taining many of the children's areas, keeping them litter free and safe, such as the bus shelter, the ball park, the playground and the Rails to Trails. You

Skip to content Home About Essays Coping with Adversity in an Epistemologically Fractal Universe The Beer Theory Were Santa Claus and the Buddha Separated at Birth? Fiction Just Ducky Stories of the Way Stories of the Way 1: Negative Emotions Stories of the Way 2: The Cryptomeria Tree Stories of the Way 3: Rice with Raisins Stories of the Way 4: The Apprentice Stories of the Way 5: The Tea Master Stories of the Way 6: The Thieves Stories of the Way 7: The Swallow Cut Just Ducky Once upon a time there was a soft fuzzy yellow stuffed duck toy in a toy store in Pennsylvania. The toy store had a long row of bins full of stuffed animals of all kinds; there were dogs and cats, lizards and ostriches, lions and tigers, llamas and elephants, each animal sorted into its own bin with a sign overhead. Every day children would come to the toy store with their grownups, but although he was often played with, nobody seemed to want a plain yellow duck. One day he was left on the fl

Skip to content Home About Essays Coping with Adversity in an Epistemologically Fractal Universe The Beer Theory Were Santa Claus and the Buddha Separated at Birth? Fiction Just Ducky Stories of the Way Stories of the Way 1: Negative Emotions Stories of the Way 2: The Cryptomeria Tree Stories of the Way 3: Rice with Raisins Stories of the Way 4: The Apprentice Stories of the Way 5: The Tea Master Stories of the Way 6: The Thieves Stories of the Way 7: The Swallow Cut Just Ducky Once upon a time there was a soft fuzzy yellow stuffed duck toy in a toy store in Pennsylvania. The toy store had a long row of bins full of stuffed animals of all kinds; there were dogs and cats, lizards and ostriches, lions and tigers, llamas and elephants, each animal sorted into its own bin with a sign overhead. Every day children would come to the toy store with their grownups, but although he was often played with, nobody seemed to want a plain ye

     Today I unofficially started back to school after enjoying a summer at home. I didn't really want to get up and go, but I knew at least that I would only be in the building for an hour or so. Tomorrow is a different story since teachers will attend at least one meeting and then Thursday is a full day of test analyzing and curriculum prep before we can spend Friday in our classrooms doing the really important preparation for our students next week.      Going to a full-time paid job  is a choice we make in order to secure a comfortable life for our families. Even though it is commitment, there is always the option to play hooky or be irresponsible and just quit, right? Of course, we teachers would never consider that. The point is, we determine our priorities when it comes to employment. Do we prefer food on the table and a solid roof over our heads? That is our choice as responsible occupants of planet earth.      MS does not necessarily allow flexible priorities. Yesterday I

     Today I unofficially started back to school after enjoying a summer at home. I didn't really want to get up and go, but I knew at least that I would only be in the building for an hour or so. Tomorrow is a different story since teachers will attend at least one meeting and then Thursday is a full day of test analyzing and curriculum prep before we can spend Friday in our classrooms doing the really important preparation for our students next week.      Going to a full-time paid job  is a choice we make in order to secure a comfortable life for our families. Even though it is commitment, there is always the option to play hooky or be irresponsible and just quit, right? Of course, we teachers would never consider that. The point is, we determine our priorities when it comes to employment. Do we prefer food on the table and a solid roof over our heads? That is our choice as responsible occupants of planet earth.      MS does not necessarily allow flexible priorities. Yesterday

Words of Wisdom Wednesday! Like · · Share · 967 13 262 · 2 hours ago · Top Comments 967 people like this. 262 shares Write a comment... Cathy Andears Donovan Always saying ..... Give me a minute ..... Things will change. Like · Reply · 3 · 2 hours ago via mobile Karen Stiefel Hart i shared Like · Reply · about an hour ago View 11 more comments Options

Words of Wisdom Wednesday! Like · · Share · 967 13 262 · 2 hours ago · Top Comments 967 people like this. 262 shares Write a comment... Cathy Andears Donovan Always saying ..... Give me a minute ..... Things will change. Like · Reply · 3 · 2 hours ago via mobile Karen Stiefel Hart i shared Like · Reply · about an hour ago View 11 more comments Options

So, yesterday should have taught me something, right? Nope... I woke up slowly this morning but hit the floor running (kind of). My goal today was to wash the windows, clean the drapes, and scrub the blinds. Then there was the task of cleaning the outdoor grill. And I managed to complete these tasks but with nice little rest periods throughout the day. That is the secret to successful bursts of purpose. If I can just sit down for a spell, drink something refreshing, and collect my thoughts, physical exertion isn't so bad.

So, yesterday should have taught me something, right? Nope... I woke up slowly this morning but hit the floor running (kind of). My goal today was to wash the windows, clean the drapes, and scrub the blinds. Then there was the task of cleaning the outdoor grill. And I managed to complete these tasks but with nice little rest periods throughout the day. That is the secret to successful bursts of purpose. If I can just sit down for a spell, drink something refreshing, and collect my thoughts, physical exertion isn't so bad.

Okay, so I wrote about limitations two days ago and only discovered this morning that my venting was not posted due to "technical difficulties". So, not only is physical activity a daunting task, but 21st century technology can cause us to stumble and fall just as succinctly. I took a photo with my phone that I want to share as evidence of my summer challenge (the monster flight of steps separating me from my place of work that must be mastered in order to walk to that destination) and for some reason have forgotten how to download it on my computer. I'm just drawing a complete blank and I don't' know whether to blame it on my memory or technology:) Anyway, I'm sure it will come to me when I least expect it...while in the shower...at 3AM...during a walk...Y'know, sometime when writing it down isn't feasible. But I did accomplish something today and I want to share it here. I have two book signings coming up and after two years of trying to get some ink

Okay, so I wrote about limitations two days ago and only discovered this morning that my venting was not posted due to "technical difficulties". So, not only is physical activity a daunting task, but 21st century technology can cause us to stumble and fall just as succinctly. I took a photo with my phone that I want to share as evidence of my summer challenge (the monster flight of steps separating me from my place of work that must be mastered in order to walk to that destination) and for some reason have forgotten how to download it on my computer. I'm just drawing a complete blank and I don't' know whether to blame it on my memory or technology:) Anyway, I'm sure it will come to me when I least expect it...while in the shower...at 3AM...during a walk...Y'know, sometime when writing it down isn't feasible. But I did accomplish something today and I want to share it here. I have two book signings coming up and after two years of trying to get so