Monthly Archives: October 2006

I admit I was pretty skeptical about Survivor breaking up the initial tribes by race when I first heard about it. But then I was singularly intrigued. I had seen enough years of Survivor that I had faith in the … Continue reading →

http://youtube.com/v/4638WzRnT4k The length of the voter information guide got you down? Can’t sit in the bathroom long enough to read it? Just listen to this song instead. h/t Nanodudek

Last Saturday I took the admissions tests for Mensa. Unlike my previous attempt, I was not a week early. I was 35 minutes early. When the entire credibility of your organization is based on the professed intellectual superiority of your … Continue reading →

A year and four months ago, A., M., O., and E. stepped out of my classroom for the last time as 5th graders. They were moving on to middle school. All four of them were genuinely sweet, nice boys. One … Continue reading →

On the one hand, teaching is full of moments that make me laugh and warm my soul. When a student mistakenly said “pray heat the oven,” well, that’s just comic gold. So is the time when J. said that, because … Continue reading →

What do you call it when you show up at the local library for Mensa testing, to see if you qualify for membership in the elite club of rather intelligent people, and nobody’s there because you got the date wrong … Continue reading →

I know, I know… you’re all experiencing withdrawal due to the weeklong drought of blogs. So here’s your fix. Pam was up here this weekend! We went to the air show at Fleet Week and saw the Blue Angels fly … Continue reading →

Of the many, many hills that tortured me during the Tour de Menlo (see my previous blog), two of them had the option of being timed (the aforementioned hill that was so steep that I was poppin’ wheelies and the … Continue reading →