Monthly Archives: January 2010

Ladder Practice for the Khumbu

Posted on January 31, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Greetings from Another Week, Downtown St. John’s is a cacophony of colorful rectangular houses whose front doors open onto the street and whose back doors open into secret gardens that double as cat paradises. Today Marian and I had the … Continue reading →

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Flat Stanley is in the House

Posted on January 27, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Good Morning,   I’m back in my chair after a whirlwind road trip to the far side of the province.  Marian and I headed out Friday morning to drive to Gambo.  There I did a first–I presented at Smallwood Academy … Continue reading →

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A New Altitude

Posted on January 17, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Good Evening, In an unusual moment, I am lost for words. In the scale of human tragedy, this week’s earthquake in Haiti has given me (and most folks I know) an occasion for pause, for prayer, and for sorting out … Continue reading →

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Avoiding “Insanity”

Posted on January 9, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Howdy, It’s near the end of the first week of my Camp Two training phase and it’s been an interesting week of activity and reflection.  This week was a bit of a rest week with a few parts of the … Continue reading →

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Happy 2010

Posted on January 2, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Happy New Year! Wow!  It’s 2010 and today is a palindrome (01022010), as an odometer moment queen* that’s pretty exciting!  (* An odometer moment queen is someone who is fond of numerical fun such as the time 12:34:56 and car … Continue reading →

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