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One Last Ride to Work

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 08:20:59 +0000

Convenient Vespa Parking Friday was my last day of great parking on the Penn State, University Park campus. One last ride to work. Retirement would mean surrendering a sought after parking permit. Walking into the office I took one last look at the familiar morning landscape. The weather was perfect. And the previous day I […]

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Oddness and Other Life Experiences

Scooter in the Sticks — Thu, 11 May 2017 11:12:11 +0000

Riding into the Sunset or Sunrise? Today promises to be an odd life experience. I’ll be interviewing a person who may replace me at Penn State. Writing questions last night I found myself wondering if we need someone like me, or someone who can address gaps, pain points and a future I don’t even know […]

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Little Boxes

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 05:40:14 +0000

Confined in Wide Open Spaces Thinking about an open concept versus rooms with walls. The common interpretation would refer to the architectural approaches to living and working spaces. Bright, open spaces with vaulted ceilings and window walls as opposed to more conservative and confined areas that may be secreted and cut off from the rest. […]

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Life Tempered by Vespa

Scooter in the Sticks — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 05:07:12 +0000

Can You Spell Razor? Seems as if things have gotten to the point where I shave on the weekend. Work, life, everything piles up to force choices. Last night someone told me I look like Steve Jobs. I don’t see it. I was staring into a 16mm lens when our photographer snapped this picture. He […]

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Making a Life vs. Making a Living

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 05:05:30 +0000

Making a Life I need to be reminded sometimes that work, my professional life, is not the same thing as my LIFE. Learning to differentiate making a life vs. making a living is a lesson that, for me, came late. While I’ve always considered myself fortunate that I’ve always loved the work I do and […]

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Comfort with Ambiguity

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 11:40:40 +0000

Winter Scooter Riding is Confusing (but Beautiful) Comfort with ambiguity caused me to think about riding the Vespa scooter in winter because at best all the elements are in play and in flux conspiring against you. A slight change in weather has great influence over how you ride. The uncertainly clearly leaves you in an […]

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