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Halfway There (?)
Pap Pap Pleczynski. I wish I had a photo with Pap Hoenke. I don’t think I do. On June 15, 2015 I will be 35 years old. Both of my grandfathers passed away at age 70 (well, one was 69 but was close to...
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Small Towns
Yesterday, my family and I visited South Pittsburg, TN (yes, no “H” at the end) to attend the National Cornbread Festival. It was a great festival full of great food, games, events, and more. The...
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Four Things
When the zeros line up on the 24 hour clock Is my terracotta heart breaking? I don’t know… Mama’s little baby loves shortenin’ bread Take good care of your feet Music is great. Music is beautiful....
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Chickens in Chattanooga
For most of our time in Chattanooga, TN, we raised four chickens in our backyard. Blaster, Leia, Skittles, and Clara were the tenants of a pretty wonderful little chicken run in. Their rent? They gave...
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Titusville
Chapter Five of my professional life begins. Who knows what chapter I’m on in my personal life. No longer will I be focusing on kids, tweens, and teens. These days, my thoughts are focused fully on...
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Work Environments, Happiness, and Human Beings
Two really great articles about work environments and employee happiness came out this weekend, both via the NY Times: When You’re in Charge, Your Whisper May Feel Like a Shout Inside Amazon:...
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Change
Change is hard. Change takes a long time. In the moment, change can wear you down like you wouldn’t believe. I find myself having one of those weeks where I am aware of these two things: The changes I...
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I Am Not Part of Your World (aka Things I Have Learned Being an Adult Child...
I am a 35 year old adult child. I am a-ok with this. I like to go on random spur of the moment adventures with my family. I like to sit around in my pajamas all day and play video games. I also like to...
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All Of This Is Fleeting
Over the next few months of my life I will be visiting Lake Placid New York, Wellington New Zealand, Sydney Australia, and Brisbane Australia to talk to other amazing human beings and librarians about...
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I EYE
The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. (a Bible quote I learned all...
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8720-9657-9344 NZ/AUS/PA
The answer to the question “Are you excited to be visiting New Zealand and Australia” is yes, I am excite. However, being a human being makes the situation more complex. I have thoughts and feelings...
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Slow Down
Besides the people, one of the things that I miss the most about Australia and New Zealand is their speed at which life occurs. Simply stated, it is all just a little bit slower. There’s morning tea....
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Happy Birthday Dad
Happy birthday Dad. You are 63. You are awesome and I love you. You can totally retire at this point in your life but you will probably never stop working. You have made glasses for pretty much every...
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2015 Year In Review
PLAY Super Mario Maker Splatoon Animal Crossing: New Leaf Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Pokemon Shuffle Every single Amiibo on my shelf...
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I hate this kind of crap
From the article Circle Is the Parental Control for the Internet I’ve Always Wanted: Circle is a 3-inch white cube that connects to your Wi-Fi network. The $99 device allows you to filter content, add...
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Happy Birthday Haley
Haley Read Hoenke, the love of my life. You are thirty today and I wish you a happy birthday. I am really enjoying growing old with you. You keep getting smarter and wow are you so beautiful. Now that...
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A New Way of Connecting
After the new year I'm going to quit all social media. I'll still share but no longer check notifications or have conversations. — Justin Hoenke (@JustinLibrarian) December 23, 2015 I like to read....
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Everything Is Going To Explode But I’m Not Worried Cause I’m Building A Fence
Everyone is shooting each other. Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders. Other politicians. Nuclear bombs. War. ISIS. Terrorism. Global Warming. Every Tweet or Facebook post or Text is taken way too far out of...
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Travels/Growth/Future Stuff
The past month of my life has been pretty awesome. I’m back from my travels, most un-jet lagged, and ready to take on the world again. Long before libraries came into view my wife and I spoke about New...
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Open Up Your Eyes
I spent as much of my travels to New Zealand and Australia looking up, down, and all around me. I was searching for trees, birds, bugs, and signs. I was looking to see how different the world could be...
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