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Various ventures into Mr. Scott’s mind.

Warszawa Centralna

Looking at some old pictures, I found a shot of Warszawa Centralna train station from about 2002. It was an exterior night shot, and there was little indication of what the station looked like inside. What it looks like now is vaguely similar, but there have been so...

Happy Thanksgiving 2023

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Counselors Behind the Line

Our school counselors served Thanksgiving lunch today. They look snazzy in their hairnets, don't they?
First Day Out 2019

First Day Out 2019

What are we teachers doing while you kids are out enjoying your first day of summer? We're emptying our rooms, getting everything ready for custodians to remove from the room so they can eventually...

The Neighbor

The Neighbor

Once, when we were exploring my mother's-in-law childhood home, the neighbor, like all good village Polish grandmas, kept an eye out.

Gershwin

I was out today taking my father to the doctor. No update, but here's something to brighten your weekend, kiddos.

Shopping

Shopping

In Poland, when I lived there 20 years ago, there were no such things as malls -- at least, not as we in America think of them. Instead, they had (and still have in villages) pawilion handlowy -- a...

The Mountains

The Mountains

These are the Tatra Mountains, and this view is about ten minutes on foot from my wife's family home.

The River

The River

Another view of the same river, further upstream.

Almost Six Years Ago

Almost Six Years Ago

This is an image from the summer of 2013, most of which we spent in Poland. This lovely site is about a five-minute walk from my wife's family home.

Ignorance

Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he was ignorant. Now ever high-school student knows that. How did it become so easy? What accounts for our amazing progress? — Allan...