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jeff's blog
Jeff Delp
My blog is a little bit of everything -- random thoughts, adventures, and encouragement ;)
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espresso tonic at peixoto coffee roasters - chandler, az This morning I am taking a few minutes, over an espresso tonic, to review my week. Song of the Day: Send in the Fishermen - Caamp Published this week: lunch money faith (anne...
I appreciate Anne Lamott. As an author she is genuine. Her candor — her willingness to be true to who she is (embracing successes and failures) and what she believes. The last few days, I have been revisiting a phrase she has used in her...
I appreciate Anne Lamott. As an author she is genuine. Her candor — her willingness to be true to who she is (embracing successes and failures) and what she believes. The last few days, I have been revisiting a phrase she has used in her...
A semantic reflection... I have a number of priorities. Is that even possible? Was the word "priority" intended to have a plural form? If you have more than one priority, are those items still a priority? priority: something given or...
See Spring Creek, Arizona Summers in the Phoenix area are brutal. It is the Sonoran Desert, so of course the daytime temperatures are extremely high. Think 110-115 degrees. But it is the "low" temps that erode resolve. It isn't unusual...
Superstition Wilderness, Arizona (from my photos) I spend a lot of time outdoors. Camping. Fishing. Hiking. Soaking in the goodness of nature. I get irritated when I see people leaving trash (or their imprint) where it doesn't belong. I...
Today I mowed the soccer field at the "community center" where I volunteer. With a push mower. 🥵 As a kid, I spent a lot of time mowing on our family Christmas tree farm. I enjoy it (although a riding mower is better than a push mower)....
Today I mowed the soccer field at the "community center" where I volunteer. With a push mower. 🥵 As a kid, I spent a lot of time mowing on our family Christmas tree farm. I enjoy it (although a riding mower is better than a push mower)....
Today I spent a little time tutoring high school students in the neighborhood of my former school (where I was a principal for fourteen years). I can’t get over how sensitive and impressionable kids this age can be. The young man I was...
I joined Twitter back in 2008. I didn't understand it's purpose, so I abandoned it until I discovered hashtags. A few years after I joined, I stumbled upon #edchat. I began using Twitter to communicate with educators from all over the...
Delp Christmas Tree Farm - St. John, Kansas Yesterday, I wrote a post about writing and reading on the small web. It gained a bit of traction, so today I have selected a topic that should crater the level of interest. But, as I mentioned...
I love it here on the small web. The simplicity and minimalist nature keeps me focused on creating and frees me from the cumbersome clutter found on large sites and blogs. Because of the nature of the small web, people (including me)...
Kosmo - Arizona, 2020 When the weather cooperates, I enjoy a morning on the patio, reading or writing. We had a little West Highland Terrier, Kosmo, who never missed the opportunity to be outdoors. I would enjoy coffee and cool weather....
I am currently reading Solito, a memoir by author and poet Javier Zamora, about his migration from El Salvador to the United States. His parents fled El Salvador when he was young child as a result of the civil war, leaving him in the...
Peixoto Coffee Roasters - Chandler, Arizona This Friday, I am back in a familiar (and happy space). Sitting at a window bar at my favorite coffee shop, enjoying an espresso tonic. I used to hang out here nearly every Saturday morning,...