Fall is by far my favorite time of year. Even though this year in Texas fall-like weather is taking its time getting here, I know it's coming. The relief after a long, hot, busy summer will be welcome. Football. Candy Corn. (I don't want to hear it from the haters.) My birthday. The lead in … Continue reading Seasons
About a year ago, I wrote a post about how I had all these big plans for summer, but none of them happened. This summer was basically the same. I haven't even posted anything here since the end of May. It doesn't help that I spent the first week of June in Kansas City grading … Continue reading Into The Unknown
Author's Note: I've been more than a little distracted for the first few months of the year. If you're curious about what, just turn on the news. As much as I've tried to live life and not become too disturbed by the shit show this country has been since January 20, I can't just sit … Continue reading Too Many Interests, Not Enough Daylight
Quick note: This is an edited combination of two older posts that I've since deleted. My hearing is still devolving, so I wanted to keep things updated a bit. I was born at the tail end of Generation X, in a group sometimes referred to as Xennials. As Wikipedia tells it, "Xennials are described as having … Continue reading From Analog to Digital: My Hearing Journey
I'm a planner by nature. And when I don't have a plan, not much gets done. I overthink things to the point that I won't actually accomplish anything. Since I'm a teacher, I have a nice chunk of time each summer when I COULD get quite a bit done. I'll have these thoughts every year … Continue reading Unproductive Summer: Confessions of a Teacher
As our last project for the school year, my Dual Credit US History students were placed in groups of three or four and assigned a music genre to research. The final project that they turned in was a video history (a documentary of sorts) for their given genre. The History of American Music. Because it … Continue reading Classic Rock
Last school year, I was asked to teach AP Seminar. It's a relatively new course (less than ten years old) that requires students to analyze others' arguments and create their own arguments through research papers and presentations. Teaching AP Seminar was a big change for me after more than two decades in the classroom since … Continue reading Shades of Gray
Several years ago, I was chatting with some of my students about my time in high school. One of them asked me what position I played in football. My sarcastic response. Bench. That answer wasn't completely true for most of the time I played, but it also wasn't a lie. It got a good laugh … Continue reading Decisions
I mentioned a few months ago that I took a creative writing class. The class wasn't exactly what I'd hoped for, but a couple of the assignments were thought provoking, if nothing else. Our very first assignment was to write about a window. That was it. That was the assignment. Oddly enough, the first thing … Continue reading The Window
I've written previously about some of the history of my blog. In a nutshell, I started this mess in 2015, and it has changed over the years as I have changed. I would say evolved, but that may be a stretch on both accounts. At any rate, I keep thinking I should do more with … Continue reading Name Change…Again
Reflections Of A Middle Aged Nobody 