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Thursday, February 6, 2025

The Workaround

The sports league my high school belongs to has specific dates that the sports teams can start their practices and workouts. Teams are forbidden from starting before the date. The reason is to prevent the coaches from overworking their players. My high worked around that, though. There were the fall... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 3, 2025

A Sophomore Sadness

A sadness gnawed at during most of sophomore year. Freshman year felt like a year that would never end. I mean that in a positive way. Freshman year was a great year. The four years of high school felt like they would last forever. It was sophomore year when I realized that high school would come to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Where the Jesuits Reside

Where did the Jesuits at Loyola University Maryland live at? Most of the Jesuits lived in the Ignatian House aptly named for the founder of the Order, St. Ignatius of Loyola. I do know there were four Jesuits who lived at an off-campus house next to the Ignatian House. During my time at Loyola, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Ski Camp

Christmas Break 1995. My family and I spent a few days at Wisp Resort. My parents wanted Ann, 7, and me, 10, to learn how to ski. They enrolled us in a ski camp. The only thing we learned was how to put skis on. That was it. I did not expect to become a proficient skier. However, I thought we would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

"Why Were We Chosen for This?"

I was not a fan of English teacher Mrs. Paku. I had gotten cafeteria duty for not having a textbook during freshman year. Cafeteria duty was 20 minutes. Mrs. Paku had me do extra cafeteria duty for no reason. In the middle of sophomore year, I saw that Mrs. Paku was in a wheelchair. The two... Sign in to see full entry.

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