You know that part in "Forrest Gump" when reporters are trying to interview him, find out his "cause," and he's been jogging across the country for a few years...people following him like he had the answers to the world but in... Continue Reading →
I just drove 10 hours by myself back from Portland, one of the best vacations of my life. En serio. I can be cynical about holidays like NYE, Valentine's Day, etc., which seem to scream "Hey you! You're single! And... Continue Reading →
Who invented the Google machine? Why "google" ? It has become a noun, a verb, a living breathing thing. It is our map, dictionary, phone book, film critic, encyclopedia, newspaper. I think it's making America fat. And obviously it's in... Continue Reading →
Things that are GREAT! I can officially start listening to Christmas music, watching Christmas movies, and have decorated my house with Christmas cheer. I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Like I just ate a cat. I ran my first... Continue Reading →
I started this year with a challenge....several actually. New Years always seems like a beautiful chance to start over. But the only thing that truly makes the day different at all is the writing of the full date and indicating... Continue Reading →
Do you ever say something and then think "where did that come from" because when you break it down, it sounds rather strange? That happens to me a lot. I find myself saying things to my students and they look... Continue Reading →
"hmmm....Ke$ha's bowl looks dirty....she looks unhappy....is she dead?" (tap on glass) "nopenope not dead. I bet she wants me to clean her bowl. poor fishie. I have so much work to do but...I better take care of this right. now. I... Continue Reading →
I've had this blog for 7 months, 26 days.....I've written 150 posts this year, with an average of 600 words per post. If my math is right, which it probably isn't, that's about 90,000 words. I wonder how many Giants... Continue Reading →
I am writing this on a borrowed laptop (gracias a la Debbie!) from my bed (which I never do) late on a school night. !! School hasn't even officially started and I've already given up on all my glorious plans... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I think Facebook is a disease, but I generally find all things Facebook highly amusing. From it's early days as a way to share digitial evidence of the bad decisions we'd made the night before, to the status update,... Continue Reading →
"Insert Clever Title" is actually what I title all my blogs, and then wait for something fantastic to come to me as I write it. Alas....I don't even know what I'm going to write about tonight, so that title might... Continue Reading →
I been gone many a moon, deep in the woods, out in villages in Mexico, doing some soul-searching, living in communidad. its been wild. i missed blogging, but other than that, returning to real life in the first world is... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 