Tag Archives: Bells
MMU Graduation Day 1: Ringing in the ‘Hood
The three-day whirlwind of graduation events is underway at MMU. It’s always a bittersweet time—you work with students in hopes of launching them into the world and seeing the great things they do, but then the time comes and you … Continue reading
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Ringing Them Bells on a Sunday Afternoon
I spent part of this fine afternoon, a little under an hour, playing bells at Hallmar Care Center at Mercy Medical Center. On one level, I was dreading this concert. Last year, it was really hard for me, for some … Continue reading
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This Little Bell of Mine, Sometimes It Makes Me Whine
Here are a few bell photos from the MMU as yet generically named “handbell choir.” I am still experimenting with a new camera. A student took it to play practice last night and the results looked pretty good, so a … Continue reading
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Suffering From Debate Fatigue
The 111th and 112th GOP presidential debates of the 2012 election cycle were held Saturday and Sunday. And they raise the question: Are the number of debates inversely proportional to the strength of a field of candidates? Romney is sure … Continue reading
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Ringing Bells in Thanksgiving
Bell ringing went fairly well Monday night, I thought. We started more or less together, ended at the same time and mostly played together in between. The Mount Mercy Handbell Ensemble, which has yet to find a catchy name (The … Continue reading
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It was the Best of Music, the Worst of Music
But, mostly, I think, it was pretty darn good. Surprisingly so, from my point of view. Last night was “Lessons & Carols,” an annual concert by the Mount Mercy University Choir and Jazz Connection—the MMU vocal music groups—and the Handbell … Continue reading
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Are We All The Same?
Terry Waite, a world-famous humanitarian, author and former hostage spoke at Mount Mercy’s graduation ceremony May 23. Traditionally, graduation speeches are frothy and forgettable. Based on that tradition, Mr. Waite’s speech was an epic fail. I found it both thought … Continue reading
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The bells, the bells, the bells …
Do you like the poster design? I’m kinda proud of it, I did it in a few minutes this week to publicize the Mount Mercy Bell Choir participating in Sunday Mass on Jan. 24. I am not familiar with this … Continue reading
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Life musings ... My name is Joe Sheller and I'm an Associate Professor at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This blog is personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of the college, it's administration, staff or board. I love to garden and often find my mind wandering when I'm pondering weeds or flowers. This blog is a pretty random mix of those thoughts, some on gardening, many on life in general.
