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Good Friday Potpourri: Mondoville to Manhattan and Back

Posted on April 18, 2025 by profmondo

I’ve written in recent years about how the promise of Easter has made it my favorite holiday. But of course without Good Friday, there would have been no need for Easter. When I explore Frye’s notion of Christianity as a … Continue reading →

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In Which the Prof Gets His Elmore James On

Posted on June 11, 2024 by profmondo

Source for title: Well, I have actually received my walkin’ cane, having graduated from the walker today at the surgeon’s office. They removed 24 staples from my new knee, and told me that I’m also graduating to outpatient physical therapy. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Cresting the First Wave

Posted on April 28, 2024 by profmondo

… of Gradeapalooza, that is. I finished papers from my freshpeeps and upperclass this weekend. I have one more batch of papers coming on Wednesday, and then finals next week, which means that I can have a couple of days … Continue reading →

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Oh, No! It’s a Mondoplicity!

Posted on April 25, 2024 by profmondo

I was catching up on my web surfing this afternoon, when a friend and former colleague messaged me on the Book of Faces. She’s a reader of this blog, and follows it via the designated FB page. But this afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Mondo Markets Marathon Matchup

Posted on September 22, 2023 by profmondo

Not quite as cool as “STICKS NIX HICK PIX“, but hey… So last time, I mentioned that last week’s Newberry College football game against Emory & Henry College took eight overtimes, before the Mighty Men of Mondoville emerged victorious. As … Continue reading →

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Painful Synchronicities: Alan White, RIP

Posted on May 26, 2022 by profmondo

Several times recently I’ve mentioned the death of my friend James Kolasa. As this moment, my friend, Dr. William Harris, is playing what amounts to a memorial set to James on the radio station of the college where he works. … Continue reading →

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So Long, James.

Posted on April 21, 2022 by profmondo

James Kolasa, one of my best friends from my years in Lexington, died this morning. I can’t say it was out of a clear blue sky — he had been in failing health for some time, in fact longer than … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to a Good Kid

Posted on April 18, 2021 by profmondo

A young woman’s life came to an end a few days ago. She deserved more time, and so did the people who loved and lost her, including her family – and mine. Tiffany and Emily met in elementary school, and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Corner Goes to Salford

Posted on May 14, 2020 by profmondo

John Cooper Clarke is a British writer and performance poet, who came up in the punk and post-punk scenes of the late 70s and early 80s. He made several albums with musical accompaniment from The Invisible Girls, a band of … Continue reading →

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How Twigs Get Bent: A Late Night and A Long Trip

Posted on July 20, 2019 by profmondo

Originally posted on Professor Mondo:
Forty-one years ago today, I was almost four years old, and men walked on the moon. I had gone to bed already, but my parents woke me up for the occasion. It was nearly ten…

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