Archives by: Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor
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About the author
Blogger Patrick J. O’Connor is currently OEO (only executive officer) of the Life-Long Learning Connection (L3C) based in Kent. He is an Emeritus Professor from Kent State University with stops in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Georgia in an education career spanning 45 years. He has authored college textbooks, the Road Less Traveled series, scholarly articles, monographs, the Think You Know America series and Meet Me at Ray's. His bachelor's and master’s degrees are from Bowling Green State University with a doctorate from Virginia Tech. His work can be viewed at LifeLLearning.com.
Patrick O'Connor Posts
A good thing to do when you love what you do is to keep doing it. So that's what Matt Diliberato shows us how to do. ...
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Heidi and Maria are cousins who embarked on a journey through family kitchens in Austria and Germany to reconnect with their shared heritage. This Kitchen Tour Part 2 focuses on their treasured memories from this adventure. ...
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In the Irish tradition, there’s a land we all love, known as Tír na nÓg, which loosely translates in English to “Land of Eternal Youth.” For lay people, it’s the place where children of Irish heritage go to live forever young when they pass away from the physical world. ...
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There are lots of ways to trace your family tree. One of the best ways is to travel back to the homeland, visiting relatives in their home kitchens. Here's how one retiree and her cousin organized a Kitchen Tour to Austria and Germany. ...
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Wondering how to best spend your time in retirement? Perhaps it's the best time to return to your hobbies from your youth. Ron Scroggy returned to photography and now has a beautiful coffee table book to his name. He loved the career he had and now loves his retirement lifestyle. He’s taken a hobby and turned it into what he loves. The childhood dream has become a reality. ...
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Serendipity, coincidence and romance meet at Ray's Place in Kent each December, as told by Pat O'Connor. ...
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Pat O'Connor shares two Christmas memories that still make him chuckle today. Enjoy a hot cup of cocoa and this sweet trip down memory lane. ...
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Pat O'Connor shares a couple Thanksgiving memories that show anything can happen when you share the holidays with colorful characters. ...
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