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Jo Lein's avatar

Holy writing!

Very compelling and well-structured. I am taking notes, Mr. Exemplar.

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Danny Scuderi's avatar

High compliments and much appreciated! We’re all just practicing our voice and building community and hopefully learning something about something along the way. It’s a fun ride.

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Colette Molteni's avatar

The discussion about Persimmons brings me back to my days in Japan. I too recognized the consumption of them as the dreary time of year outside.

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Danny Scuderi's avatar

Love hearing that. It’s a gray time and it’s a sweet time. And it’s a sweatpants time most of all.

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Adrian Neibauer's avatar

I’ve never eaten a persimmon, and now I feel like I need to find one over break and enjoy! Thank you for sharing this metaphor. I love how you connected the rhythms of the season to the rhythms of school. Well done!

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Danny Scuderi's avatar

Thanks, Adrian! It’s how I think about things, for better and for worse. I can’t turn it off.

The squat fuyu persimmons are usually ready to eat right away. Getting hachiyas to the jammy stage takes a while. Find one and let me know what you think!

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