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My friend from, well, forever, is off to her brother's wedding. So is the rest of her family. How does this concern Loradona? you may ask yourself. Why is she writing about this junk? Allow me to elucidate.

My friend has three children, five and under, and she didn't quite think taking them on a five-hour plane ride to a wedding where ( Read more... )

First, I must mention that the cat is currently running in circles chasing a moth.  It's kind of hilarious.  That is all.

Second, I subbed Thursday.  It was a 3/4 split class, which means half third graders and half fourth graders.  Y'all, I am certified for middle and high school.  The one time I went to an elementary classroom, I returned with the ( Read more... )

Lately, there have been some animals crossing my path down here in southern Oregon, and I must tell everyone about them.  Let's start with the most inconsequential and work our way up to the most obtrusive.

First, there's the crazy black cat that sits in the back yard and yowls.  S/he walks through the yard, looks up to see me at the window, then ( Read more... )

I haven't talked much about Ohio and the journalism institute I attended since I got back, so I am going to start doing that in snippets. The first thing I'd like to post about is silly, so enjoy ( Read more... )

So, in the last few weeks I have been camping twice, and then this Sunday I am flying off to Ohio for my journalism thingy. So let's talk about things one at a time ( Read more... )

I hate to get repetitive, but I have yet more to say about teaching.  However, my first story I can't really write down.  I want to.  But I can't.  If you see me any time soon, ask me about the day the drug dog came to visit ( Read more... )

Yesterday I went to school grumbling.  My had my hopes up for a terrifically frightening snow day, which the weathermen, weather service, and weather.com all predicted.  So when I woke up and found that it was raining and not snowing, I put on my bitter pants and felt largely put out all day.  Students, though disappointed, seemed renewed in their ( Read more... )

I have chosen a name for The Fish, and none too soon. See, I had begun to call him "Fishy," in absolute tradition of my poor naming abilities.

"This has got to stop," I told myself, "before 'Fishy' sticks."

So the other day I was speaking with my sister about how angry and aggressive he was when she suggested the name "Zinedine Zidane":

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I thought ( Read more... )

The moon was a deep red tonight.  On a cerebral level, I know that this was simply because of the smoke from nearby wildfires.  On a superstitious level, however, I can't help but see it as a super creepy sign.  Weird.  If I had a camera, I would have taken a picture ( Read more... )

I bought a fish!  I wanted a pet, and I can't have regular pets (besides, pets like cats and dogs are noisy), so a fish seemed like a good idea.  I bought a little blue betta.  I picked him because he was the fish that looked the angriest.  I figured a lively fish would live longer ( Read more... )