Quick Update

I have very little to write except that I’m sleepy, we’re making our way through the first season of Six Feet Under with remarkable speed, and I have 3 more days left of work.  Also, there’s an ever-increasing chance that our downstairs neighbours are planning to steal our dog when they move out tomorrow.

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A Snow Day and Cows

School was canceled today not because of snow but because of -40 windchill “issues.”  This is a major improvement from the first year that I worked at my current school.  At that time our representative from the board of trustees had some “old-school” values that prevented her from making the call to shut down the [...]

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Stream of Consciousness and Annie Lennox

I’ve been thinking about writing something for a few weeks.  But I’ve got nothing.  I could complain about boredom and poverty.  But that’s weak.  It’s February, who isn’t bored and poor?  No one I want to associate with, that’s for sure.   
Everything in my life right now is good and quiet.  And I like that.  But [...]

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Christmas Time and Swearing

I have nothing to say.   
Since I started teaching I have run out of anything of relative interest to say.  To which I’m going to blame the children for.  Before I began teaching, my opinions, while unsolicited, were often begrudgingly accepted.  Now, however, I’ve got 120 students a day who are actively trying to block out [...]

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Newton

I’m engaged in a complex power struggle with this:

And I’m losing. 
This puppy, Newton, is mentally kicking my ass and there is no end in sight.  He is angry and charming and constantly “in gnaw.”  He’s completely undisciplined, which I know is my fault, but he’s also only 10 pounds and not a threat to anyone.  [...]

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