There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G.K. Chesterton
Out of all the infinite combinations of things in this world that could gross me out, I think I’d be hard pressed to find something worse than the combination of water and doorknobs.
With the possible exception of water and a doorknob that happens to be connected to a bathroom.
But bathroom or not, wet [...]
I was worried that I might not have a chance to share a student of the week with you this time. After all, two days is a short time. But if there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that the ugly head of ignorance will show itself just in the nick of [...]
Tomorrow is my Friday. One of the perks of teaching is that I get all this time off. One of the drawbacks is that I more than pay for it working nights and weekends. For example, as I type this I should be coming up with a review for my World History [...]
It seems that summer has finally given up the ghost. After a valiant effort to keep it’s hold on the south, a hard freeze is on its way this evening. At least that’s what I hear, and Meteorology is a soft science anyway. What do they know…really?
The leaves have finally fallen…at least [...]
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of presenting how the Native Americans first came over the land bridge from Asia. After drawing a nice little map on the board of North, Central, and South Amercia, I drew a little bit of Asia off in the Pacific.
The following conversation occured:
Someone in class: “What’s that?”
Me: [...]
My “optional” teacher “workday” was spent in meetings from 8:30 am til 4:00 pm today. Needless to say I accomplished nothing but an upset stomach and a missed deadline on some paperwork.
They were kind enough to show us what I assume was a motivational video, though all it actually did was make me feel [...]
One thing that has struck me as I have grown older is how low my tolerance has become for jingles. I’m generally not a music snob, I can tolerate a wide variety of styles and genres. But one thing that I cannot stomach lately has been the jingle. There’s not a whole [...]