In the scramble of yesterday morning, I searched for a tie. I have not worn a tie in many years. I had not opened that container forever. It was a difficult search ending in all my ties scattered on the bed and not a one tied around my neck. (For what it’s worth, I saw […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
Observations from Day 1
Wed, 15 Aug 2018, 07:29 PM (-06:00)
1. Good Indicators I left early this morning so that I might get a few final things done in my room. The commute was fine, even though it’s outside the county. Indeed, the drive time is less than half my previous daily commute. As a bonus, I didn’t have butterflies which seemed a bit odd. […]
The Day Before Tomorrow
Tue, 14 Aug 2018, 08:18 PM (-06:00)
I should be reading the newsletter our principal sent this afternoon reiterating the things that need to happen tomorrow, the first day of school. I should be making a few more notes on my plan. I should be getting horizontal. I should be closing my eyes. But before that, a few words… Morning Meeting. As […]
Just When That Was
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 09:39 PM (-06:00)
We bumped into each other in the hall. He and I had actually met a few days ago. He smiled at me like he was seeing and good friend. “Hello!” he said. He mentioned that he had heard that I might be interested in helping with student council. He nodded understandingly when I confessed to […]
Awesome
Sun, 12 Aug 2018, 07:56 AM (-06:00)
We met at Caspian Grill. “Could we have some must-khiar as an appetizer?” I asked. She glanced up. “The yogurt and cucumber?” “Yes please.” After Kelley and Gregg and Trudy, I ordered the Koobideh and rice. She glanced up. “The K2?” “Yes please.” “You like using the names,” she said. I agreed. She smiled. The food was […]
Our Convocation Chant
Sat, 11 Aug 2018, 02:48 AM (-06:00)
It was time for the annual school district convocation of faculty and staff who converged on the special events center on Friday morning. Breakfast was served, which served to motivate on-time arrival, even though parking was tight. Inside the auditorium, we sat by school, each of us wearing a school-specific T-shirt — ours Crayola Blue with […]
Sending Me Pictures
Thu, 9 Aug 2018, 07:59 PM (-06:00)
My brother is sending me pictures. He’s sending me pictures of matriarchs sitting on a porch talking intently as the setting sun lights up their faces. And he’s sending me pictures of sons and daughters. And of sunlight glistening on the water just beyond the dock. He’s sending me these, you see, because he knows I […]
Wondrous Machine
Wed, 8 Aug 2018, 06:05 PM (-06:00)
There’s this machine in the school office. It laminates things. I can report that as of this morning, I have laminated many things: two USGS geographical maps of the Copernicus and Kepler craters on the moon, a high resolution photo-poster of the surface of the sun, a cartoonish rocket ship, a drawing of a Mercury […]
In Eight Days
Tue, 7 Aug 2018, 05:30 PM (-06:00)
She stood at the front of the room speaking into a microphone. It had been a long day, and she was a good speaker to end it with. She was talking about reaching English language learners. “In eight days,” she said, “the children are coming. You have to be ready!” There was some nervous laughter. […]
Lucky For That Owl
Sun, 5 Aug 2018, 08:05 PM (-06:00)
“There is an owl in the birdbath outside my window,” I signaled Trudy. I proceeded to update her on its every move. I was fascinated, since although we’ve had Eastern Screen Owls in our trees for years, I’ve never seen one on the ground. The owl hopped out of the birdbath and onto the bench, […]