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Why we’re staying

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

June 23, 2017 This has been a bittersweet time as my 28 years of teaching physics at Bartlesville High School has drawn to a close. In July I’ll being working at the district’s Education Service Center, overseeing its technology and communications efforts. … Continue reading →

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We live in a world with tears

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

I lost one of my mentors tonight. We had not spoken in years, yet he was and remains, as my wife put it, one of the pieces of the puzzle that is me. I cried when I learned a few … Continue reading →

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Standing Bear: “I am a man”

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

In January 2017, Wendy and I traveled to Ponca City to enjoy the Mexican food at Enrique’s restaurant. As we drove through town, we spied a large statue of a Native American just north of the Phillips refinery. Intrigued, we … Continue reading →

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Love trumps hate amidst many losses

Posted on February 19, 2017 by

2/19/2017 In too many ways 2016 was a year of loss. I was surprised but not shocked at losing David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and Alan Rickman, who were all in their late 60s. Years of substance abuse claimed Carrie Fisher at 60, Prince at 57, … Continue reading →

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The Super-Deluxe Home

Posted on April 10, 2016 by

April 9, 2016 The clean-up of Meador Manor continues as we race toward the city’s annual Spring Clean-up and Operation Clean House. Our friends the Hendersons will be loaning us their pickup truck in a couple of weeks so that … Continue reading →

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A Manor for Two Meadors

Posted on April 5, 2016 by

April 5, 2016 The Manor That Is Not I’ve always referred to my abode in Bartlesville as Meador Manor, but the name is simply alliterative fun, since my property is hardly a manor. A typical English medieval manor estate was 1,500 … Continue reading →

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The Meat in the Sandwich

Posted on May 31, 2015 by

May 29, 2015 My first week of Summer Break was filled with school work, as I labored on: finalization and adoption of a budget recommendation by the local board of education summer curriculum revisions in five different science courses slotting … Continue reading →

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