We left home around 5:30 a.m., a year ago today. Our campus tour was scheduled for late morning, and it would take a little over four hours to get there. J and T were here at home in Franklin, VT. T was spending his high school winter break with me, my wife, and J, as …
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A Moment of Winter
Sense memory can be an incredible gift. You’re firmly entrenched in the present or, more likely, dwelling on something that hasn’t even happened yet, and BAM! A certain something hooks into you, and you’re dragged back to a very specific time and place. You see, taste, smell, hear, or touch something, and a recalled memory …
An Open Letter to President Trump
Dear President Trump, As I write this, you have a little less than two days left in office. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I feel a great sense of relief, knowing that your time in the White House is drawing to a close. Sadly, the damage you and yours have inflicted on …
Top 10 Posts of 2020, Plus 1
It’s been quite a year for ethandezotelle.com. After taking over two years to get to 400 subscribers, I’m now at almost 550 after an additional five weeks. Post views skyrocketed, nearly quintupling over 2019. And the number of posts overall surpassed 1,000. Given the rapid growth, I thought it’d be fun to look back at …
On Giving and Receiving
The following piece originally appeared on the Living the Legacy blog at fhich.org. I figured I'd share it here as well in the spirit of the season. The saying goes that it’s better to give than receive. You hear it a lot during the holiday season, and it often gets relegated to cliché status. It’s …
