Aug 9, 2008
Well, I made it through the first week of school. Whew! It's amazing how quickly one's body goes out of shape. It's been a blur of cleaning, (how does inches of dust pile up when it seems like I was j...
July 19, 2008
Well, two more weeks until school starts. I'm feeling the stress creeping into my body. I'm trying not to let it get to me, but I did the stupidest thing yesterday. I checked my work email. That's a s...
July 18, 2008
A few nights after I really started seriously considering moving to Kentucky, I was home alone in Las Vegas. Mara was out of the country, and it was late…after 11 pm…dark. We had frequen...
July 13, 2008
Names and places have been changed, as this is a true story, and I would like to protect the privacy of those involved.After a few months in real estate, I was contacted by a sales person from the Gay...
July 13, 2008
My first teaching position was in an old high school in Michigan. This was the type of school that had slid past complacency and into complete ruin. I'm not sure how this happens, because I always ent...
July 11, 2008
Growing up in the Chicago area, I regularly saw Jesse Jackson on tv. My father spent many a night on the couch, filthy dirty from his construction job, Budweiser in one hand, waving his fist at the tv...
July 11, 2008
You never know what you're going to find when you clean house. Especially in my house. I am the quintessential pack rat. I just can't help it. Here's what I found this time...an old letter from a form...
July 8, 2008
It was so thick today I felt like I needed an oxygen mask just to go outside. It was only 91, but HUMID. I'm still not used to it. Anyone who tells you that you'll get used to it quickly is lying. Wha...
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