Mostly stamps. Usually US Coast Guard Postal History. Occasional pontificating.
The USPS recently announced a new set of stamps featuring Bugs Bunny. There will be ten stamps featuring the famous cartoon character. Adding to it a previous stamp featuring Bugs Bunny, and that brings the ....
I spent much of my life working as a writer in a marketing, journalistic setting, and a fiction setting, so the idea of developing classroom content appealed to me when I became a teacher. (more…)
My inaugural philatelic acquisition took place many years ago in 1978. I'd turned 9-years-old just a couple weeks previous when I received a very curious item from an aunt. (more…)
On the various philatelic discussion forums, the subject of stamp topics arises from time to time. It seems to coincide with a stamp release that is likely to have some pretty insane popularity. (more…)
When the pandemic hit, I had no clue we'd be shifting to remote learning. I also had no clue I'd be trying to teach my own children at home. (more…)
The collecting of Christkindl covers is a fairly popular sub-specialty of people who collect stamps related to Christmas. I have a few and they are beautiful. Christkindl. So there are a couple of definitions here. ....
Norman Rockwell, the great American painter, painted some 51 annual illustrations for an annual Boy Scout calendar in his career. I was a Boy Scout from the time of 7 or so (Cub Scouts) until ....
My three girls are adopted. They are now 11 (the twins), and a brand new 10. When they came to live with me, they were 2 1/2 and 4 respectively. The awesome responsibility of raising ....
From 1988 to 1990, the USCGC Cowslip moored right behind us, and that was the cause for quite a bit of fun. I served aboard the Red Cedar, a 157-foot coastal buoy tender based in ....
I'm a second career teacher and got there through alternative licensure. I've never regretted my decision, but I remember quite well one particular day. Day one. I walked into a classroom for the very first ....