Monthly Archives: October 2008
subbing and sanity (or lack thereof)
Wow. The past couple of days have been CRAZY busy subbing! Yesterday I was at one of the middle schools. Not a bad day… sixth grade social studies. Most of the classes were pretty good… emphasis on “most”! Today I … Continue reading
subbing
I’m picking up a little bit each day. I’m still sneezing, coughing, and blowing my nose, but not as much as yesterday. Oh, and I’m still hoarse. Other than that, I really feel pretty good. I’m going back to subbing … Continue reading
christmas
I love christmas. Part of it is that I’m a total gifter- I love to give gifts. Often I will volunteer someplace or give the “gift of time”, like in cleaning a house or whatever. But I really like to … Continue reading
unusual facebook friend requests
Here’s some recent unusual facebook friend requests for your amusement. First, we’ll take a look at “Mike Baldwin”. He’s a democrat who lives in Kansas City and graduated from the same high school as me, two years before me. Aside … Continue reading
feeling better
Yup… happy news… I woke up this morning feeling MUCH better. Of course, I overslept… but it was worthwhile. When I woke up this morning, I no longer had that “foggy” feeling in my head. I was sneezing and blowing … Continue reading
economics
I have perhaps a strange perspective on the economy. On the news, it seems like we are always hearing about a poor economy. But financially, I am actually doing better now than when the economy was “good”. I don’t rely … Continue reading
a very blah day
I woke up this morning with a cold. Ick! I had NO voice whatsoever- quite possibly the worst case of laryngitis I’ve ever experienced. Plus of course I had the stuffy nose and total exhaustion. So I skipped church (I … Continue reading
online degrees
When I was younger, I would have NEVER considered attending an online university. I wanted to go to a brick and mortar school. Since then, I’ve met quite a few people who have Online Degrees. Surprisingly, I’ve discovered that online … Continue reading
freedom of speech??
I believe our nation’s founding fathers were incredibly wise when they wrote the U.S. Constitution. I suspect you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who disagrees with that. They set up a government with built-in safeguards that protect our innate … Continue reading
buy it on the net
They say you can buy anything on the internet, and that’s about right. I’ve found lots of strange strange stuff online. Of course you can buy the standard stuff that you can get at a mall – like books and … Continue reading