07
May 19

Blooms always seem aspirational

Come, and marvel at the beauty. Stay, and contemplate the freshness. Sit, and consider what those flowers could mean to the future. And, after you’ve lingered long enough, think about what else they could mean.

What do you think? Yes or no?

I guess signs sometimes are aspirational, too.


06
May 19

All the blooms are petals too lovely to lose

Eight days after an Ironman and she’s back at it once again. We’re pretty incredible like that around here. It was a lovely day for it, too.

Stick around, flowering things; you’re too lovely to leave.


05
May 19

Happy weekend, happy riding

The precise midpoint of my bike ride home from campus is downhill.

That has to mean something, right?


01
May 19

The time has come to wrap up the school year

They produced 158 episodes of scripted TV ranging from news to sports to entertainment. They covered a weekend-long program covering the huge dance marathon fundraiser. A freshman won a statewide anchor award. The morning show won a statewide award for best show. Two of our underclassmen were nominated for big SPJ awards. The sports crew swept the SPJ Indy sports reporting category. We had three directors nominated for awards at a film festival, and another student won a film festival prize for best supporting performance.

It was a good year.


30
Apr 19

Back after the Ironman

We’re back in Bloomington. The race was Saturday. We all recovered a bit on Sunday. The recovery continued through an arduous return to the crossroads. We had a crew exchange problem during a layover in Minnesota. We stayed there longer than it would have taken to rent a car and drive down to our car. So we sat in airports a lot, big deal.

Anyway, on Sunday, we took an Uber for Whataburger:

Pretty chipper after a full day of racing.

We went to Rudy’s, a local barbecue chain, for dinner with friends Sunday night. Our driver that night said it was the best nearby option. He let you know there are better places out there, but within an easy Uber ride? This was the spot. And the food was great. The signage wasn’t bad, either.

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