Monthly Archives: September 2007

FYI – I’m up north in the Bay Area for training from tomorrow through the end of next week. Now’s the time to come and steal my stuff, report my Camaro to the DMV, break into my kitchen, etc.

So, I was right. Suspect #1 was turned in today… by HIS BROTHER! That, admittedly, I didn’t see coming. Interestingly, however, he continued to deny it. I can’t say I’m super surprised by the denial. He had already told us … Continue reading →

So if this teaching gig doesn’t work out, I could always be a cop. As the saying goes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. There’s A LOT of smoke in one of my classes. I just haven’t found exactly where the … Continue reading →

I’ve been at my new school for four and a half weeks now. My expectations for behavior and respect have, shall we say, clashed a bit with some of my more difficult students. 7th graders, clever as they are, don’t … Continue reading →

All over the world, the message had been sent. Through the deserts of Arabia, the jungles of southeast Asia, the veldt of Africa, through the permafrost of Siberia, the mountains of Peru, through each of the oceans and seas of … Continue reading →