Probably the two most crucial professional teachers I ever had were Alpha Rossetti and Walter Dobbs. One (Rossetti) was a decades’-long pro already; the other a rookie, just out of college on his first assignment (but we Cle Elum kids “raised him up” right fast!). He didn’t last in the teaching profession for very long […]
I was thinking tonight, “If I lived only long enough to write one more blog post, What Would It Be About?” This is it! BECOME YOUR OWN DREAM CATCHER! I encourage everyone reading this to become your own Dream Catcher. I don’t care how old or young you are, as long as you’re
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One thing I can say without reservation about Cle Elum back in the 1960’s is that it offered its students a world class education. I hope the same is true today. Most of my teachers were examplary, but two in particular were real stinkers (in my personal opinion). Grade School Crush In
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Ahead of me is a busy-but-fun week and a half! I’m very much looking forward to it! POINT DEFIANCE ZOO AND AQUARIUM Today my niece and grandnephew (both of whom refer to me as Uncle Kris, the only people in my family who do, bless their hearts!) are coming up to experience the
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As a closeted transgender kid, I didn’t do much socializing. I was insular, studious, idealistic, and creative, spending most of my waking hours either with animals or writing stories (by this time, Stoney Burke and Star Trek stories). My closest friends weren’t in my class: Karen Kraft was a year ahead of me and
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This Week’s Musings and Meanderings Four more installments of Cle Elum Memories are on tap for the next several days (one will roll out each day) but I still want to write, so here we go! I have really enjoyed “beaming back” in time to recall what turned out to be more than
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Welcome to Day 3 of Cle Elum Memories. This is the day that may convince you I’m delusional. And if I hadn’t experienced these things with my own eyes and ears, I might be inclined to agree with you you, but since I did indeed experience them, I can no longer consider anyone else delusional
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This is Part two of my week-long Cle Elum Memories series. (I had no idea it would become a series. So many memories have been flooding my mind that it’s hard to keep track of them all!) But first, a little history. Cle Elum means “swift water” in the Yakama language. That’s because (duh!)
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I’m taking a trip to Cle Elum (pronounced Klee-Ell-UM) next week to reconnect with a number of Class of 1969 schoolmates. I’ve only visited this small town in the Cascades a handful of times since I left there in the early 70’s because so many unsettling memories arose every time I thought about doing so:
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I am in a protracted blue funk right now, and walking it off isn’t an option, because it’s raining pretty much nonstop right now. GRRR! But I have a busy schedule ahead of me, so getting out and connecting with relatives and far flung friends should help the situation. If it doesn’t, I will
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