Toast for Laura and David It is an honor to speak today. I have loved Laura since the day she was born. When you have a child, a part of your heart is outside of your body. You feel their excitement, their pain, their joys and sorrows as if they were your own. Today my … Continue reading Toast for L and D written by Scott
Toast for Sarah, Written by Scott
Toast for Sarah Some of you may know I am an attorney. Attorneys get paid by the word, and last week I was working on a court filing which is 52 pages but we call it a “brief”. This is a little shorter. I get to say something about Sarah and Katie, or at least … Continue reading Toast for Sarah, Written by Scott
A Small Town Fourth of July
The unmistakable sound of a helicopter. I see it, flying low, coming around the corner, trailed by an enormous American Flag fluttering behind. This sight never fails to take my breath away, and signals the beginning of the Fourth of July celebration in my adopted hometown of Ketchikan, Alaska. Ok, full disclosure here, it might … Continue reading A Small Town Fourth of July
It’s Official
When I stepped out of the building on the last day of school this year, it was official, I could retire anytime I want. I wanted to do a little happy dance, but restrained myself. I just cannot believe how quickly 20 years have passed. I stumbled into teaching about the same time my oldest, … Continue reading It’s Official
Weddings
There is a "let down" when a wedding is over, the thing that has consumed your every waking moment for months is done. The venue is cleaned, the lights returned, family gone. You find yourself suddenly alone and exhausted. The worry that kept you up at night slips away, you spend the next two nights … Continue reading Weddings
Harry Potter
So I heard on the news that "Harry Potter" was 20 years old yesterday! It made me think of my Harry Potter story...... My dad was getting married, and a wedding guest and friend of his new wife was Terry Brooks ("Sword of Shannara"). We were very excited to meet him because he had just … Continue reading Harry Potter
Birthdays
One year ago. I boarded a plane in the morning, switched off my phone and read a book. It had been weeks of wondering and waiting, so I decided.... "The heck with it, I am going down there NOW!" I made a reservation the next morning, and now found myself sitting on the plane, headed … Continue reading Birthdays
Sunday Football
It is Sunday, which means a family pancake breakfast, maybe even with bacon, always with orange juice. After our breakfast off to church. Sometimes, sometimes we don't bother, there were months and years that we didn't bother, instead, we laze around a bit, perhaps make a half-hearted attempt at the homework we have put off. … Continue reading Sunday Football
Teacher Appreciation Week
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, there was a FB post that asked “friends” to list all the teachers you could remember. I remember my first grade teacher, Mrs. Alt. That is all I remember, her name, desks in rows. Lining up to use the bathroom. I remember throwing up in a book I was … Continue reading Teacher Appreciation Week
Home
Mist obscured mountains. Shades of gray. Pinpoints of treetops, water slate, sky slate. This is home. A ferry cuts through the water, bright lights in the darkening sky. Trollers home from a long day at sea, headed for the marina, the dark shore across the narrows. Lights from the docks beckon. It is time now … Continue reading Home
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