"I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to 'cut back.' From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible."
(Erma Bombeck)
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 8:00AM This post was originally published on March 16, 2009. "The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering, but a supernatural use for it." -- Simone Weil
Monday, October 18, 2010 at 3:05PM I’m playing catch-up with my blog. I have so much to say, but no time to write! Here’s an update of recent events:
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 1:31PM I have now completed three weeks of teaching high school. My days have turned into commuting, working, eating, working some more, and sleeping. After I was hired on September 1, I was given keys to two different classrooms, shown my office, and told to report to work on September 7. School had already been in session for two days without me (a substitute handled the first sessions while I was being hired).
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 8:35PM In case you hadn’t noticed, I took a break from my blog for most of August. I was off from work and enjoyed not having to do anything. I read some books, went on a five-day vacation with hubby and daughter to eastern Washington, and had a job interview three days after my return from vacation (more about that later).
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 12:02PM I haven’t written much lately about cancer, probably because I’ve entered that phase of post-treatment known as “the new normal.” And it just so happens that today is the second anniversary of my first surgery for breast cancer. One of the things that has changed--probably the biggest change, actually—is that life has taken on an almost imperceptible urgency.
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 12:31PM It’s old news now. If you haven’t heard about Mel Gibson’s alleged tirade (more like demonic verbal assault) against his ex-girlfriend, you haven’t been reading the paper or internet or listening to radio or television. Mel’s obscenity-laden insults have gone “viral” (in the parlance of the internet world).
Friday, July 2, 2010 at 10:59PM Everyone from Teddy Roosevelt to John C. Maxwell has been attributed with coining the phrase above. It’s been repeated often enough to become a well-known truism, especially in education. After working in a high school classroom for over two months, I now realize why it’s so often said.
