High school graduation season is upon us.
It is winding down here in my area.
I attended a a graduation party for a young lady on Saturday.
Showing posts with label youth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label youth. Show all posts
Monday, June 4, 2018
Friday, September 10, 2010
A co-worker heads off to France and a new adventure
Today was the last day for one of my co-workers.
Caleb Benoit is taking a sabbatical and traveling to France. He will be teaching English at several schools in France.
The wiser than his years Benoit took French in high school and college.
I thought about giving him a bottle of ketchup for his fries. I thought better since he needs room for his tennis racket and hiking shoes.
The 27-year-old will be in France for nine months. Besides teaching, he will traveling to other European countries.
He has a fondness for tennis and auto racing, and Europe has both in abundance.
For the past eight years, I have enjoyed working with this young man.
He has a dry sense of humor and is not afraid to challenge even his older co-workers.
Caleb has made this middle age man think a lot more.
At times he has reminded me of a young person I knew.
Morning deadline lines at the newspaper will not be the same.
In a couple of weeks, Caleb jets off to France. His parents will sorely miss their son.
They should take heart in this -- they have raised a fine, young man. He is making the world a better place.
Safe travels my friend.
We will carry the torch for you.
Caleb Benoit is taking a sabbatical and traveling to France. He will be teaching English at several schools in France.
The wiser than his years Benoit took French in high school and college.
I thought about giving him a bottle of ketchup for his fries. I thought better since he needs room for his tennis racket and hiking shoes.
The 27-year-old will be in France for nine months. Besides teaching, he will traveling to other European countries.
He has a fondness for tennis and auto racing, and Europe has both in abundance.
For the past eight years, I have enjoyed working with this young man.
He has a dry sense of humor and is not afraid to challenge even his older co-workers.
Caleb has made this middle age man think a lot more.
At times he has reminded me of a young person I knew.
Morning deadline lines at the newspaper will not be the same.
In a couple of weeks, Caleb jets off to France. His parents will sorely miss their son.
They should take heart in this -- they have raised a fine, young man. He is making the world a better place.
Safe travels my friend.
We will carry the torch for you.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Getting the message out
Officials from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are at the Vatican for a symposium on the Internet and digital youth culture.
Pope Benedict XVI wants to get the Catholic church into the Internet age.
Benedict has already started a YouTube Channel this year and also e-mails and surfs the Web.
I imagine him looking at the silly animal videos on YouTube. Maybe he checks out the latest developments on the New Orleans Saints or St. Louis Cardinals on a sports site.
The participants will look into how the digital age is changing religious practices.
For the apostles, they traveled by land and sea to spread the good news of the Lord.
Now, with computers and mobile devices, churches have instant access to people.
God's word at the speed of light. Pretty awesome stuff.
Pope Benedict XVI wants to get the Catholic church into the Internet age.
Benedict has already started a YouTube Channel this year and also e-mails and surfs the Web.
I imagine him looking at the silly animal videos on YouTube. Maybe he checks out the latest developments on the New Orleans Saints or St. Louis Cardinals on a sports site.
The participants will look into how the digital age is changing religious practices.
For the apostles, they traveled by land and sea to spread the good news of the Lord.
Now, with computers and mobile devices, churches have instant access to people.
God's word at the speed of light. Pretty awesome stuff.
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