Well Worn In » Goings On http://www.wellwornin.com/blog Everybody Knows This is Nowhere Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:57:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Man’s Word http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2012/01/a-mans-word/ http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2012/01/a-mans-word/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:57:16 +0000 Ted http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/?p=1117 …no doubt, when saying so, he intended to live up to his word, for his word was to be taken in all things, with the exception of his promising not to drink whiskey.

–Jerry Church, founder of the town of Lock Haven

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]]> http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2012/01/to-people-who-say-trust-me/feed/ 0 The Mall at Christmastime http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/12/the-mall-at-christmastime/ http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/12/the-mall-at-christmastime/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:31:32 +0000 Ted http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/?p=1096 I went to the largest mall in America (based on total leasable square footage) today to do my Christmas shopping.  It was a zoo—of humans.  Each animal with an expression of soul-less death on their faces, no one was happy to be there, they were there because they had to be.  The animals lined up [...]]]> http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/12/the-mall-at-christmastime/feed/ 0 Some Thoughts on a Scandal http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/11/some-thoughts-on-a-scandal/ http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/11/some-thoughts-on-a-scandal/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:13:58 +0000 Ted http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/?p=1086 Joe Paterno, legendary Penn State Football coach, was fired tonight, after 46 seasons at the helm of the program.  His back to basics philosophy and rolled up khakis have become the stuff of legend in Happy Valley.  JoePa was dismissed by the Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University amidst much controversy [...]]]> http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/11/some-thoughts-on-a-scandal/feed/ 1 Google, Wordplay http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/10/google-wordplay/ http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/10/google-wordplay/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:16:11 +0000 Ted http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/?p=1069 Anagram: n. : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase

 

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]]> http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/10/founding-fathers/feed/ 0 Jobs http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/10/jobs/ http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/10/jobs/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:38:05 +0000 Ted http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/?p=1062 Steve Jobs died today.  I have always been an ardent PC guy, but the profundity of Jobs’ passing is not lost on me.  Jobs will go down as one of the greatest entrepreneurs and tech titans of our time–of all time.  I have heard a number of names for my generation, from the millennials to [...]]]> http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/10/jobs/feed/ 0 This is Mike http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/09/this-is-mike/ http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/09/this-is-mike/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:47:25 +0000 Ted http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/?p=1046

 

A few photos from a summer day.  Mike is an old friend, and  as long as I have known him he has been skateboarding.

 

 

 

 

Mike stomped this ledge right in front of the security guard who [...]]]> http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/09/this-is-mike/feed/ 0 Today in College Writing http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/09/today-in-college-writing/ http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/2011/09/today-in-college-writing/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:47:40 +0000 Ted http://www.wellwornin.com/blog/?p=1033 It’s vs. Its

Two vs. To vs. Too

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