Snapshots
My Second Graduation
May 30th, 2010 by John Creighton in Snapshots
Tags: College, Friends, Kansas
I am looking forward to graduation this year. I will be walking down Campanile Hill into Memorial Stadium with the University of Kansas class of 1988. I walked down the Hill last May, too. But, this year will be much better. Last year I spent my graduation week with my parents, brother and Uncle Mac. My grand father Creighton was their, too. I was joining parents and grandfather as a Jayhawk alums — fifth generation on my mom’s side, third [...]
Read more...Emma to the Rescue
May 29th, 2010 by John Creighton in Snapshots
Tags: Boulder, Emma, Family, Joni, Work
I only agreed to the garage sale because Joni said I don’t have to be in the garage during the actual sale. My job is to set up, tear down and take what ever didn’t sell to Goodwill. I can do that. Sometimes the best made plans don’t play out the way we imagine. Joni is working at Alpine Clinical Research Center. She is supervising an asthma or heart study. I don’t remember which. Probably a heart study because she [...]
Read more...A Tribute to My Teachers
May 5th, 2010 by John Creighton in Snapshots
Tags: Atwood, High School, Mentors, Teachers
This column originally appeared in the Longmont Times Call and The Rawlins County Square Deal in January, 2006. I am posting it in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week. * * * Jim Finn was a special teacher for me, as he was for many who attended Atwood High School. Enough years have passed that I can’t recall anything specific I learned in Mr. Finn’s civics or sociology class. But his classes aren’t what made him special. Mr. Finn was one [...]
Read more...Who’s Your Organizer
May 2nd, 2010 by John Creighton in Snapshots
Tags: Atwood, Friends, High School, Social Media
Groups don’t stay together long without help. We’re like cats. We tend to drift off in our own direction doing our own thing unless someone herds us back together. That’s the way it is with groups. Groups need someone to organize activities and events. Someone must make sure everyone in the group knows what’s going on. Someone must help people feel welcome and connected. Over time, someone must make sure members of the group know what is happening in one [...]
Read more...The Orange Ten Speed and Pepper
May 2nd, 2010 by John Creighton in Snapshots
I coveted the orange ten speed at Ace Hardware for months. It’s small for a road bike. In fact, I’ve never seen a ten speed bike that is so small. But, I’m small too — no way around that. It fits me perfectly. I feel a burst of pride each time I look at the bike parked by the steps to our front door. It took me most of the summer to save enough lawn mowing money to pay for [...]
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