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Dave Armstrong is a teacher, museum guide, and lifelong lover of history, art, and storytelling. With nearly two decades in education, he has dedicated his career to helping students find their own paths to success while continuing to explore the connections between the past and present. Outside the classroom, he spends his time in museums, on the road, and writing reflections that weave together culture, memory, and meaning.

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“No one can hurry me down to Hades before my time, but if a man's hour is come, be he brave or be he coward, there is no escape for him when he has once been born.”
― Homer, The Iliad

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“That is how it is with your home. The imperfections play an important role: they put people at ease.”
― Myquillyn Smith, The Nesting Place: It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful

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