Real Life and Other Randomness
Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
How Purina Tried to Destroy Me Today
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I saw this commercial for the first time this afternoon. Its power over me was almost worse than the Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercial...
Friday, August 30, 2013
The Death of a Teacher; The Life of a Lesson
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Yesterday wasn't such a great day in my classroom . I've been teaching for a long time now, so I know some days will always be bett...
Thursday, August 29, 2013
How To Teach 7th Grade Boys
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Tips to Teaching 7th Grade Boys: 1. There is nothing that cannot be twisted into an awkward, unfunny (sometimes lewd) joke. 2. That ...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Footwear and First World Guilt
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My feet hurt. They hurt real bad (read in best Napoleon Dynamite voice). This year, there's a no sneaker policy except for Fridays a...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
A Back-to-School Timeline
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5:30 PM -- Arrived home. 6:00 PM -- Ate dinner. 6:30 PM -- Began wondering how early was "too early" to go to bed. 7:30 PM -...
Monday, August 26, 2013
First Day Report
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Today was the first day of school. Nothing went terribly wrong; it's just the few days of the year where I stand up and talk the whole ...
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Make It Work
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You remember the struggle I endured yesterday and Friday, no? Here's the Before: Day 2 pictures from Saturday. I didn't take an...
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