And So It Begins…

So much of life is a process. We work diligently to accomplish tasks, and once accomplish them, we set our minds to new tasks.

Ever forward. Never stopping. There is always a new challenge facing us – a new goal, something different that we need to achieve.

And achieve we must.

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Run Wyckoff!

A year ago, as I was running every single day for an entire calendar year, I thought it might be fun to also run every street in the town where I live – Wyckoff, New Jersey.

The only problem was I didn’t have an efficient or easy way to keep track of every single street and I figured this was something I would probably never do.

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The Greatest School Teacher

As a school administrator for 27 years, I had the good fortune to see great teaching on a daily basis. I supervised and evaluated some of the best teachers who ever lived. There is something special about a great teacher… a person who can inspire children and bring out the best in them.

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The Passaic County Book Festival: 6/10/23

The County of Passaic, in conjunction with the PALS Plus Library Consortium, presents the Passaic County Book Festival at Weasel Brook Park on Saturday, June 10th from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For more information, click here: Passaic County Book Festival

Too Far?

One of my favorite quotes comes from T.S. Eliot. It reads, “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

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He Chose…US!

I had the privilege of serving as the minister at Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, NJ on Sunday, April 23, 2023.

The following is the sermon I delivered:

THE CHOSEN…

Have you ever looked at a common word and thought that it was spelled incorrectly?  You see the word, you can read it but it just doesn’t seem…correct.

I remember being in high school, probably not paying much attention to the teacher, and noticing the word “exit.”

I simply didn’t look right.

But it was, of course.

Sometimes words, properly spelled, don’t look right.

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Slowing Down? No Way!

People ask me about retirement. What do you do now? Are you slowing down?

Slowing down?!

No way. I’m gearing up!

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Paul Semendinger Book Presentation: March 29, River Vale, NJ

I will be at the River Vale Library on Wednesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss my

award-winning Yankees book, The Least Among Them.

Please click on the link below for more information:

https://bccls.libcal.com/event/10050115

DARE TO DO…

WHAT YOU DARE TO DREAM

We all have dreams. We all have things we want to accomplish. We have big dreams and small dreams. Glorious dreams and simple ones.

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