… except for this headache which has settled into the back of my head. I suspect it is from lack of sleep. Or hunger. Yes, I got so busy today that I forgot to eat. D’oh! Otherwise, it has been a freakin’ spectacular day, and I’m not just blowing smoke up your ass. {snort} I [...]
Archive for November, 2007
An Awesome Day …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Awards, Core Curriculum, Dutch, Teaching, Tests, Travel on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Maybe it’s just that time of year?
Posted in Weird Dreams, tagged Bills, Dreams, Family, Frost King, Holidays, Memories, Winterizing on November 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The leaves are falling, I really need to rake, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. This year’s holiday will be a quiet one, as we will be home alone. No mother-in-law. No step-mother. No planned trips. Just me, The Coach, our clan of critters, a jumbo sized pile of grading, and two steaks pork [...]
Hope for the Future?
Posted in It's My Life, Politics, tagged Education, Politics, Service, Socioeconomic Status, We the People on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I had the honor of being a judge for the district’s middle school “We the People” competition. To be honest with you, I had never even heard of this competition before a colleague of mine asked me to help out. Seeing how I am still in the “seeking service” mode that’s associated with being [...]
Voting, Haircuts, and Cheaters (Part Whatever)
Posted in Politics, The Professoriate, tagged Cheaters, City Council, Core Curriculum, Politics, Pub Quiz, Teaching, Turnout, Voting on November 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Update, 10:33 p.m.: Wow. I was so right when I said voter turnout would suck. Only 19 percent of the registered voters in the City of Sorta’ Cosmopolitan actually turned out to vote. And it was a sweep by the Democrats (all council seats except one, plus the mayor was reelected with “the highest percentage of voters” ever). [...]
