by Patti Miinch | Jan 16, 2023 | Bravery, challenge, do the right thing, Patti Miinch
A few years ago I assigned my 9th grade composition students to write a 2-page essay in which they defined a word of their choice. I gave them a few days to choose a word and then asked them to write their name, the word they chose, and why...
by Patti Miinch | Jul 14, 2022 | A Little Green Glass Frog, bookmarks, frog, fully ruly on God, grief, loss, Patti Miinch, remembrance, social media
It’s been nearly 10 months since I got the small package in the mail. It was sent by a Facebook friend and former high school classmate, and I couldn’t imagine what it might hold.When I unwrapped it, I found something I didn’t expect: a small, green glass frog...
by Patti Miinch | Oct 12, 2021 | conspiracy theories, Facebook, no facebook orinstagram or whatsapp oh my, outages, Patti Miinch
Facebook was down for six hours last Monday and again for a couple of hours several days later. Unsurprisingly, reactions to the outages were mixed.There were the inevitable conspiracy claims; more than a few skeptics claimed that the outages Monday were linked to a...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 29, 2021 | achieve, advanture, But You Can, dream, live your dream, Patti Miinch, statistics
When I finished the first leg of my advanture, I tallied up a few statistics: Miles traveled: 4,737 States visited: 16 Number of first-time-visit states: 8 Specific towns visited: 20+ Days/nights on the road: 13...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 14, 2021 | Facebook, instagram, Patti Miinch, prime time living, snapchat, social media, taming the social media monster, twitter
“When I first joined Facebook, I was so excited about being able to communicate with relatives, friends, and former coworkers scattered around the world. I enjoyed it so much that I also started using other programs, too. But social media has become more complex...
by Patti Miinch | Dec 31, 2020 | 2021, authenticity, New Year, one, one little word, one word, Patti Miinch
The past few weeks have been incredibly hectic. My granddaughter’s first birthday (complete with birthday party), Christmas, two visits from my son and his family, and getting ready to move to a different community in early January, along with my normal tasks and...
