Libraries. I love ‘em. There’s just so much in there, and almost all of it appeals to me. While I’m not intrigued by, say, Home and Family Management in the 640s, or French and Related Literatures in the 840s, I’m definitely interested in Drawing and Decorative Arts in the 740s right between the other two. Continue reading “Libraries”
Author Archives: Tim Gels
Big Rig
If, a few months ago, you asked me what came to mind when I heard the words, “Big Rig,” I probably would have said something about a semi-tractor/trailer combo. Maybe I’d have thought about oil drilling, or even fishing tackle. That last one’s kind of strange, but it goes back to my youth when IContinue reading “Big Rig”
Current Events
There’s nothing wrong with ignorance itselfI’ve thought that for yearsIt just means you don’t know something I myself am ignorant of much Having the opportunity to learn, thoughand rejecting itLearning and denying Well, that’s just obstinancea character trait appreciated onlyby those who share it
Deadlines and Trails to Hit
There are people, I’m told, who don’t seem to know the meaning of a deadline. In the good way, that is: If they’ve got a project due next week, well, it’s already done. Those people are on the ball. I like to think I’m on the ball, too, but certainly not in the way they are!Continue reading “Deadlines and Trails to Hit”
A Poem in Flight
I watched a poem last nightBirds in silhouetteHigh in the evening sky, just before dusk Black against an impossible blueWith economy of motion they flew southwardLeaving me breathless, far below
Always Learning!
Note to self: This is, indeed, a slice of life, but as I was writing it I found myself surprised by its tone. Interesting. — Learning and encouragement, I think, oftentimes go hand in hand. Learning isn’t always easy, and it’s nice to have an encouraging voice in your ear as you work toward understandingContinue reading “Always Learning!”
Flashlight
Wondering if I closed the gate earlier this eveningI make my way into the back yardflashlight in hand, and find it open. Closing it, reassured the fence will keep the dog in and the rest of the world out I slowly make my way back to the house. On a whim, I play my beam along theContinue reading “Flashlight”
Change is a Funny Thing
Change, in so many ways, is hard. While I don’t usually go outside of my personal life for these narratives, the events of 2020 (actually, just five or six months of it) loom large over everything that happens nowadays. Six months ago I was in and out of classrooms all over my district, helping teachersContinue reading “Change is a Funny Thing”
Friendship
There is, amongst men todaya commonplace superficiality celebrated with getting together for a gameor enjoying a few cold ones before heading home.And it is good, in a commonplace way. But friendship, real friendship between menis a rare occurrence.A shared set of valuescommon ground deeper than a few inches of topsoiland the recognition of a kindred spiritContinue reading “Friendship”
Colors
In many ways, probably too many to count, I’m a conservative person. Okay, given the times, I suppose I should clarify that I’m not politically conservative, at least not as much as I once was. Depending on the day and the situation, I’m a right- or left-leaning moderate. Mostly left, lately. You know, this sliceContinue reading “Colors”
