Kathy has been thinking for quite some time that we needed to replace our dryer, which has been spinning along for over twelve years and seemed just about ready to give up the ghost. Actually, it was still spinning just fine - but the actual drying of clothes was becoming increasingly difficult for it to
Well, it’s official- the first week of school is over for both Kathy and me - Kathy at Schulte Elementary School and me at Carthage College. And we’re both still alive - still standing - and still smiling! The start of the last school year was a real bummer for my wife because she had
Amidst all of the excitement of this first week of classes - for me at Carthage and for Kathy at Schulte - was also the sadness of Luciano Pavarotti’s death at the age of 71. As I type those words I can still scarcely believe that they’re true. Somehow, for all the health issues with
Yesterday was New Student Convocation at Carthage- a ceremony in which our new freshmen, the class of 2011 (unbelievable!!!) were welcomed. As always, Siebert was packed right to the rafters, with new freshmen filling the downstairs and their parents/grandparents filling the upstairs, lobby, and even the recital hall - watching from there via close-circuit video.
Some of you may recognize those words as the opening line a familiar Lutheran hymn- I thought it might be an interesting way to begin talking about what is bound to be one of the most profound and moving experiences of my professional life. Weston Noble is here- the brilliant choral conductor under whose baton
