Monthly Archives: January 2009

Hail to the Chief

Some trivia: Barack Obama is not just the first biracial President in the history of the United States. He is also the first person in history to win both my vote AND the Presidency. Until Obama, I had picked the … Continue reading

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Academic Discourse: Supporting English Language Learners with Rigor

This is the first semester project presentation I gave for LMU’s Charter School Leadership Academy in December. 5 seconds per slide–use the pause button if you need it! WIthout my explanations, some things may be a bit confusing (especially the … Continue reading

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Big Bear

Pam and I are, right now, relaxing at the Honeymoon Hideaway cabin in Big Bear. You may never hear from us again. No, we didn’t elope or anything like that. It’s just the name of the cabin, and a strange … Continue reading

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Buried Treasure

In my dad’s closet, behind an inordinately large amount of Christmas decorations, was a box or two or three of old slides from the 70′s, photos taken by my grandpa (Andy, not Darron) that had not been seen, I would … Continue reading

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81.5 degrees

Pam’s normal body temperature, she tells me, is 97.7˚F. Mine, also a little bit on the cooler side, is usually around that much, too. How hot is our love? Apparently, 81.5˚F. For the grand finale of our road trip to … Continue reading

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Alas, poor 2008–I knew it well.

It’s that time again… the year in review. (for those of you with nothing better to do , see my first blogs of 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005). In 2008:* I rang in the new year (literally) in Japan, about … Continue reading

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