Whenever people ask me what I do, I say I teach jr. high.  That statement is usually followed by a knowing nod and a sigh.  Most people are amazed that anyone is mental enough to actually put themselves in a room with 40 or more 12-13 year olds and try to get them to listen to you.  My response is, only 40, I can handle at least 100.  Actually the ( Read more... )

Most of the time I just shuffle through life, living moment to moment, crisis to crisis.  At work I just move from deadline to deadline, concert to concert.   Once in awhile I pause and look up.  I start thinking is this what  I'm spending my life on?  Really, is this some sort of strange vision? Maybe it's the result of too much garlic or wine or ( Read more... )