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The Old “New Normal”

Charlie DePascale As I look out the window and see my wife working in her vegetable garden, I cannot help but reflect on COVID-19, social distancing, hand washing, mask wearing, and the “new normal” that we are moving toward by fits and starts. No, she is not wearing a mask in our backyard, but …Continue reading “The Old “New Normal””

Posted byCharlie DePascaleJuly 12, 2020July 22, 2020Posted inFamily, Life

Ten Years of Taylor

Charlie DePascale Ten years ago, August 22, 2008, my daughter and I attended our first Taylor Swift concert in Hartford, Connecticut. The original plan was to attend the concert a few weeks later in Massachusetts – a bit closer to our home in Maine.  About to start high school, however, she was a bit worriedContinue reading “Ten Years of Taylor”

Posted byCharlie DePascaleAugust 26, 2018December 23, 2020Posted inFamily, Life, Taylor

My 12 Memories of Christmas

Charlie DePascale   As time goes by, certain memories of Christmases past become stronger than others.  Most are filled with family, food, music, and fun; but a few other things manage to creep in as well.  On Christmas 2017, here is a list of my 12 memories that mean Christmas to me. The First Noel Continue reading “My 12 Memories of Christmas”

Posted byCharlie DePascaleDecember 25, 2017July 23, 2020Posted inFamily, Life

A Month of Goodbyes

Charlie DePascale Every baseball fan knows that October is a month to say goodbye – goodbye to another baseball season, goodbye to summer, and goodbye to another year. This year the Red Sox season ended rather abruptly on Columbus Day as the Sox were swept out of the playoffs by the Cleveland Indians.  Whether theContinue reading “A Month of Goodbyes”

Posted byCharlie DePascaleNovember 1, 2016July 23, 2020Posted inFamily, Life, Sports

This Is My Fight Song

Arizona, Connecticut, and a fuchsia wristband Charlie DePascale   Last weekend I attended a concert in Boston with my daughter; an opportunity that has become more rare and more appreciated since she left for college four years ago.  We arrived early and waited in line to hear Rachel Platten perform her breakout hit Fight SongContinue reading “This Is My Fight Song”

Posted byCharlie DePascaleMarch 19, 2016July 22, 2020Posted inAssessment, Family, Life

He was my teacher, and he was effective

Labor Day is one of those times each year when memories of my father come flooding back.  Dad was a high school teacher for forty years from the late 1950s until the late 1990s.   Labor Day, signaling the end of summer and the beginning of each new school year, was a major event for ourContinue reading “He was my teacher, and he was effective”

Posted byCharlie DePascaleSeptember 10, 2015July 22, 2020Posted inFamily, Life, Teaching

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