Saturday, February 25, 2023
Gary and Aunt Betty
I have some much needed health updates to provide. It turns out the reason Gary of The Agency went to the hospital for a planned heart surgery. Surgery was a success. He's been out and has been recovering at home. He can move around well at his house, and if I was not told about it, I wouldn't have...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
AFSC and BFSC
The De La Salle Brothers Order have FSC after their names (Faith, Service and Charity). The Brothers also have non-Brother members who receive Letters of Affiliation (AFSC) and Letters of Benefaction (BFSC). Affiliated members have served the Brothers in an extraordinary way while Benefactors...
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
"Pitiful"
Our first literature assignment was Oedipus Rex. Even if you never read the play or seen it performed, you know what happens. I remember an assignment from Mr. Hopps where we had to list five facts. Mom helped me with the assignment. I understood what a fact was. Reading the play was difficult to...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Receiving Email Addresses
Nowadays, my high school gives every incoming student an email address they are to use to read schoolwide emails and communicate with their teachers. That's a good idea. If students were to give their own email addresses, some may procrastinate while others handwriting or typos could cause email...
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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Prayer with Hopps
Prayer was a big deal in Mr. Hopps' class. I looked forward to his prayers. Some teachers for prayer would stick to the La Sallian, "St. John Baptist de la Salle, pray for us., Live Jesus in our hearts, forever." Some would pray on the fly. Some would read a Bible passage. Most prayers didn't go...
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