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I’m… married?!? The ring on my finger and the brief and fuzzy memories of my wedding day indicate so! The actual day transpired a whole lot faster than the monumental task of putting the wedding together. And like everything else in life, the wedding process from A to Z was full of decisions and choices. [...]
Continue Reading →Happy birthday, Dad! Today you would be your 55th birthday! Remarkably, it has been 7 ½ years since you passed away and I assure you are as loved and missed today as the day God asked you to join his kingdom. There is hardly a day that transpires when I don’t think about you. As [...]
Continue Reading →That’s right! We’re officially engaged! Those of you who know me best are aware that I’ve always been rather unconventional in my thinking and decision making. Don’t let that statement lead you to believe that I’m irrational, fallacious or aberrant. Quite the contrary, I take pride in my reason and logic; and it comes from [...]
Continue Reading →Having spent a great deal of time in Russia over the past six months, I can’t help but compare and contrast it with the United States. There are very clear and present economic and social differences that I find interesting, unique… and fearful. The cultural differences are indeed unique and a pleasant experience for anybody [...]
Continue Reading →Over the past two years I’ve attempted to return to regular blogging on KenCauley.com. I’ve always had the excuse that if I can’t fully commit to my blog I would not start at all. Fortunately, enough ‘life’ has happened over the last 730 days that I’ve found enough inspiration (and free time) to dive back [...]
Continue Reading →He thought, ‘I’ve got to do it today. It’s been a productive one. Just a couple more things to accomplish.’ ‘Let’s talk about our holiday plans. It’s time for me to start organizing,’ she thought. He thought, ‘I’ll be done soon. You’ll still be around. We’ll get to talk.’ ‘I’m leaving in half an hour. [...]
Continue Reading →Imagine you’re on a plane flying over a beautiful deciduous forest. Today, on December 5th, it’s covered with sparkling white snow. You can see occasional evergreen trees too. They’ll soon be decorated for Christmas. From the height of the bird’s flight you can’t notice that some of the branches are broken, there’re traces of a [...]
Continue Reading →Modern art is really controversial. Can you call this toilet covered with logos a piece of art? Are the dots sprinkled on the canvas art? Is a bed covered with pages from the Bible art? If yes, what is modern art? Trying new media? Shocking or puzzling people? To me art should have a message. [...]
Continue Reading →Yesterday on Facebook I was asked where in Russia I lived. As usually I referred to Moscow having said that I live about a five-hour drive from it which isn’t really far by Russian standards. The girl on whose profile I posted this comment jokingly said that I’m talking about the capital city because most [...]
Continue Reading →‘Don’t smile at your students for at least a couple years so that they know you’re a strict teacher and they behave themselves. That’s the tip I got from an experienced professor. Do I follow it? – No. Do I struggle with discipline problems in the classroom? – Never. Why don’t people smile in Russia? [...]
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