{"id":2091,"date":"2013-06-11T12:45:33","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2013-06-11T12:45:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:45:33","slug":"this-good-place-ramblings-by-grunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2013\/06\/11\/this-good-place-ramblings-by-grunge\/","title":{"rendered":"This Good Place…Ramblings by Grunge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the point in the summer that I am reminded of all those calls that go something like this:<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0“Do you just take the summer off?”<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0“Is your office closed when the students are gone?”<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0“What could there possibly be for you to do?”<\/p>\n

And a brand new one this year: “You really need a pitch pipe for Big Bash Chapel Sing…to make sure the key is correct.” (Mental image – retired fighter pilot with pitch pipe…)<\/p>\n

A look down the mall puts it all in perspective. \u00a0It IS a good place, but not one without its challenges and warts – after all, this isn’t heaven.<\/p>\n

This good place changes young mens’ lives. \u00a0Thankfully, they don’t get to see how “the Wabash sausage is made” all the time.<\/p>\n

This places challenges young men to stretch their perceived boundaries…and helps them create new, broader ones.<\/p>\n

This place opens young men to the reality of friends for a lifetime.<\/p>\n

This place introduces the concepts behind leadership – and provides examples of success…and of…ahh…not as much success.<\/p>\n

This place gets in your blood…and occasionally in your digestive track.<\/p>\n

Bottom line is simple. \u00a0This Good Place creates better tomorrows while at the same time leaving us \u00a0room to make it all better. \u00a0Wouldn’t really want it any other way, I don’t think….<\/p>\n

Wait a minute…just a quick thought…a couple of jets?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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