Monthly Archives: August 2005

This ones goes in the “You’ve got to be kidding!” category: This from Bill Hunter, executive director of the NBA Player’s Association about a relief effort they’re launching for victims of Hurricane Katrina: “We want to mobilize immediately and provide … Continue reading →

Everyone knows what the first day of school is like from the student perspective. We’ve all done it – lots of times. For teachers, the first days of school are not about learning – they are about beginning to create … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the first day of school – 1 down, 179 to go. After preparing my classroom until about midnight on Saturday night and until around 11 on Sunday night, I dragged my weary body into school for the first … Continue reading →

Well, prez2012 has truly become an international forum, uniting (in a virtual, cyber sense) the people of Japan with the people of the United States. Or, more specifically, Pam’s parents and my mom. A veritable flurry of commentary followed my … Continue reading →

Pam recounts her close encounter with the black bear at Yosemite: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

On Jeopardy, when it’s a category that’s kinda random and not so cohesive, they call it Potpourri. Hence the title of this blog. A few things: * School starts on Monday. Training starts tomorrow. My summer is nearly over. * … Continue reading →

I have returned from Yosemite, alive and well. Last Saturday night, actually. It’s just taken me a couple of days to recuperate from my 9 days away from home (first San Diego, then to Yosemite). As Mark says, I had … Continue reading →

Who knew that Yosemite, when divided into two words, made “Yo Semite”? I did not notice that until just now when I was trying to come up with a clever blog title. If an anti-semite is someone who hates Jewish … Continue reading →

Originally posted 8/12, and now revised on 8/16: Ok, so I went to San Diego last weekend. Out of 3 audio blogs, only this one survived. The second one was from the Del Mar race track where, for the first … Continue reading →

It seems like no matter what uncomfortable subject comes up in the press, the accused or their spokespeople always come up with a line like “It’s not appropriate for us to discuss this during an ongoing investigation.” Why not? Why … Continue reading →