by Roel Snieder | May 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was a bitter cold Colorado day, one of those days where you want to bundle up inside and watch the winter weather from behind thick glass. There was only one problem: I had committed myself to a run with my running buddy. Reluctantly I put on several layers of warm...
by Roel Snieder | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Who are your heroes? The word hero may conjure up an image of a superhuman wearing a cape who comes to the rescue of innocents under threat. I have a personal hero list with people that I admire and look up to. None of them wears a cape, but they don’t need a cape to...
by Roel Snieder | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
In my class on research skills students practice oral presentations. One student gave a presentation that was hurried and unclear, the student spoke much too quickly, and the main message of the presentation was lost in the amount of detail shown. I was judgmental and...
by Roel Snieder | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
My recent move from Colorado to Oregon involved getting a new driver license and new license plates. The photo shows my car with the old Colorado license plates and the new Oregon plates. On the one hand it was exciting to mount the new license plates, but taking off...
by Roel Snieder | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is what my friend David said on our last run together before I left Colorado to move to Oregon. This move has been a time of goodbyes. There were tears and there was laughter. Saying goodbye to friends in Colorado was hard on the one hand, but it also warmed my...
