Monthly Archives: July 2006

Blogging while taking a cold shower?!?! The audio quality ain’t fantastic, but use your imagination. “(laughing) That’s refreshing!!!”

So it started innocently enough. Back in April, I inquired with my car insurance agent: “What exactly is my 6 month premium?” You see, I had good reason to ask. Every month, my insurance company, Mercury, was automatically taking two … Continue reading →

It’s not for the pay, obviously. We even got a pay cut last year. It’s also not for the vacation. I’m officially on vacation right now. Summer school ended on Friday and so yesterday was my first official day off. … Continue reading →

From Man of La Mancha: To dream the impossible dream,To fight the unbeatable foe,To bear with unbearable sorrow,To run where the brave dare not go,To right the unrightable wrong,To love pure and chaste from afar,To try when your arms are … Continue reading →

Mr. and Mr. Fingers Episode 1http://youtube.com/v/Q-Wb0UyKfao Now this, yes THIS, is, uhhh, entertainment.

I had a most interesting dream last night. I awoke from it feeling… happy. Relaxed. And I found a new perspective as I entered my classroom this morning. I was able to tap into a well of patience that I … Continue reading →

From the trailer for Spider Man 3: How longcan any man fight the darknessbefore he finds it in himself?

A happy Independence Day to you all… North Korea seems to have misunderstood our little tradition of setting off fireworks to celebrate the 4th and, in a classic case of hyperbole, shot off several missiles into the Sea of Japan. … Continue reading →

In six years of teaching, despite working in a school that is about 95% Latino, despite all I do there for my students, I’ve been accused of racism by parents *twice*. As in, “My kid is getting in trouble all … Continue reading →