Author Archives: ray cwiklinski

Mr. Cwiklinski Goes to Washington

Posted on May 21, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

I just got back from Washington DC. While I was there I visited the Museum of Natural History and saw the dinosaur bones. I also went to the National Gallery of Art. I saw the Joan Miro exhibit in the … Continue reading →

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Lilith H8s Sk8r Boyz

Posted on May 18, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

Writer’s note: I don’t share Lilith’s perception. Some of my best friends are skaters. “All right, peoples, listen up! As of today, we are going to have to establish a new system of training, because most of you, with a … Continue reading →

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Libraries

Posted on May 4, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

I just got back from the Martin Memorial Library in York with a collection of manga and Stephen King in tow. I like to read, so I often go to the library. Here is my synopsis of the three libraries … Continue reading →

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A Day at York Catholic

Posted on April 27, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

I get up at around 6:15, and I blink the sleep out of my eyes. I shower and I get dressed in my uniform (green sweater with tie in the winter, blue polo in the spring and fall.) I ride … Continue reading →

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Worm Dunking

Posted on April 13, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

I just got back from “fishing” outside. It’s when you catch worms and put them on a hook on the end of a line and throw the hook into the creek. It should be called worm dunking, because I never … Continue reading →

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First Impressions

Posted on March 30, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

So last weekend, I visited Loyola University in Baltimore during open house. This is my first college visit. There were all these old stone buildings scattered around there, very medieval looking even though it was founded in the 1850s. The … Continue reading →

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Is It About a Bicycle?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

This Saint Patrick’s Day, you might want to check out the absurdist novel, The Third Policeman, by the Irish writer, Flann O’Brien. If you’re a fan of the show Lost, you may have noticed some of the characters reading the … Continue reading →

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I Do Like a Bit of Procrastination

Posted on March 8, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

Procrastination is my hobby. I delight in putting things off and avoiding responsibility for as long as possible. Right now the powers that be say I have write a report on Dwight Eisenhower. It has to have thesis statement and … Continue reading →

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King and a President

Posted on February 17, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

Once, a radio talk show host came into my school for career day. One of the things he told us was about how someone had called in to his show to inform him that Kennedy had, in fact, been killed … Continue reading →

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JCC Battle of the Bands

Posted on February 5, 2012 by ray cwiklinski

Last night, I went to another Battle of the Bands, this time at the Jewish Community Center in York. There were eight bands. I liked the whole atmosphere of energy and excitement. I saw Wavelength again; they played some of … Continue reading →

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