Throwing an Aging Fa#t Photo Onto the Cyber-Galactic, More Because of the People Behind the Work Than to Show I'm No Longer a Pup

The Lucy Katz crew, that awarded the Fairfield University Women's Basketball Team with the 2025 Award, sent me this photo yesterday and it makes me proud. I wasn't able to make the entire ceremony...actually arrived as they were departing (because I taught a class), but I loved knowing they were getting the recognition and, sometimes, we do the good work of celebrating those doing the better work. 

I had nothing to do with any of it, other than being a fan of college sport, a supporter of K-12 education, and an admirer of individuals (or teams) doing just and socially-important work. It was wonderful to meet the coach and to applaud the team (and yes, this is a throwback to a post from two-weeks ago).

Yesterday, an entire day was spent working and reworking our education programs in promotion of certification at the undergraduate level (to meet the needs of schools craving certified teachers). Cheers to Drs. Alyson Martin, Anne Campbell, and Emily Shamash for leading the way, and a 1001 thanks to Laura Whitacre who is a champion for it all. The work tirelessly to meet the needs of the State and our students, despite the incredible obstacles thrown our way.

It was a long, long day, but much was accomplished. 

I got a walk in, cleaned my house (some)(in anticipation of a deeper clean tomorrow), spent three hours answering emails, and put laundry away. I'll call that successful.

Today, the 11th edition of POW! should arrive to campus and that means we have to frantically get them in the mail and to the writers of summer. Although I had an October goal, a hurricane got in the way. Damn warming climate.

And I'm looking forward to the weekend...just to catch a little mental break.