Meeting Ralph: An Essay

Posted by on Jun 30, 2014 in Twenty Years On
Meeting Ralph: An Essay

Ralph Waldo Emerson By Dan Eldon It’s Monday and time to do my essays for class. Gone are the days of churning out a page and a half on “what I did last summer or over the weekend.” For Wednesday I have due: “Discuss the characteristics of Romanticism, using examples from Goethe, Wordsworth, and Keats” […]

Happy Birthday Dan!

Posted by on Sep 18, 2013 in Dan Eldon Legacy
Happy Birthday Dan!

This year, we have decided to celebrate your birthday by granting a very special wish. On Thu, Sep 12, 2013, six days ago, Nora Graham wrote:  Hello from The International School of Tanganyika in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! My name is Nora Graham and I am a secondary school art teacher here at IST. I […]

Let Dan be YOUR inspiration

Posted by on Jul 17, 2013 in On the Road
Let Dan be YOUR inspiration

My Desiderata…Courtesy of Dan If the journey is the destination then make sure that you enjoy the ride, knowing it is ‘foolish and hazardous’ not to dance along the way. Travel lightly as you go, smile broadly and often, filling others with your cheerfulness. And when you tell the story of your journey, tell it […]