stardust

i touch the future. i teach.

In life, moment, quotes, stardust on 28 January 2009 tagged challenger, january 28, tragedy with 3 comments

twenty-three years ago today, i was sitting in mr. quincy’s fifth grade class.  on a media cart at the front of the classroom was a television broadcasting the launch of the space shuttle challenger, carrying it’s crew of seven.  amongst them was christa mcauliffe, who was to be the first teacher in space. in an [...]

twenty eight

In family, life, nablopomo, stardust on 28 December 2008 tagged death, december, gram, nablopomo with 1 comment

my first real experience with death was the death of my grandmother, gram. i was eight and my little sister was two. i was deeply saddened by her death, but what i remember most was being mad. i was mad at god for taking her away. i was especially mad because i knew my sister [...]

twelve

In life, nablopomo, stardust on 12 December 2008 tagged december, full moon, long nights moon, nablopomo, perigee with no comments

there’s a full moon tonight.  the december full moon is also called the long nights moon.  in addition to being full, tonight’s moon also happens to be at its closest point to the earth (perigee) since 1993.  very high ocean tides can be expected from the coincidence of perigee and the full moon.  it is [...]

nine

In life, moment, nablopomo, stardust on 9 December 2008 tagged december, js, loose ends, nablopomo with 2 comments

loose ends. j.s. is the last chapter to close.  and the hardest. he was the turning point.  he made me stop running and open my eyes. j.s. makes me think of that night under the roanoke star with lloyd dobler, and of shiner bock and zebrafish and fresh starts and possibilities. the truth is that i [...]

full moon tomorrow

In life, stardust on 12 November 2008 tagged beaver moon, full moon with no comments

the november full moon is also called the beaver moon.  this was the time to set beaver traps before the waters froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs.  this is also the time that beavers are actively preparing for winter. this full moon will light the way for my journey home from indianapolis.  there’s [...]