Heart on My Sleeve

Well, it's not exactly "my" sleeve (and it's not exactly a "sleeve" either!), but this picture of my friend Paul does inspire me to see the Roadrunner in so much of our lives....  in so much of my life.

Perhaps you all know the history of the LBCC Roadrunner better than me but, just in case....

The original LBCC Roadrunner was not a mascot in the usual sense, nor was it in reference to the Warner Brothers cartoon character that I LOVED as a kid (although I secretly hoped that Wile E. Coyote would catch him at least once!). Instead, the LBCC Roadrunner is in reference to the students of our early years who, because our first "campus" was spread throughout a scattered collection of buildings in downtown Albany, had to "run the roads" between their classes so as not to be late.

LBCC Roadrunners were then, as they are today, students who are running to get ahead, to build a better life for themselves and their families, to "participate in, contribute to, and benefit from the cultural richness and economic vitality of our communities."  Thanks Paul for reminding me of this, and for reminding all of us of the privilege and responsibility we have to run with them.

Greg