Monthly Archives: April, 2010
In Bloom
Spring is busting out all over, to be sure; Field Days and proms and the great ramp-up to final exams and graduations continue apace. But in my own neck of the woods, I’m most excited about my two little flowers, who are blooming in all their glory. We got them a little CD player-alarm clock …
Supper Club
Sometimes it’s an amazing concert, a morning sunrise, a snatch of sweet melodies, or a pair of tender moments; it’s a rush of affection or a peaceful lull that refreshes or enlightens you. They’re the kind of experiences that are hard to plan, but are so necessary, especially in the times when it seems hardest …
122
That’s the current number of emails in my inbox. This is a number that makes me a little twitchy. These are all emails I’ve read, but either have not yet deleted, moved to a folder (I have many), or acted on. These are emails that require something of me: something I need to do, remember, …
I Say Go, Go, Go
One of the benefits of working in an all-girls school is that you can be sitting at your desk on a lovely springtime Friday afternoon, whiling away the minutes at the end of a long week, and suddenly, you will hear four or five female voices in harmony. They will be coming closer and closer, …
The Cruelest Month
One of the (many) shifts for me in switching from college-level teaching to high school was the switch to a year-long calendar. Teaching the same students for an entire year has its benefits and drawbacks, but but I think also just the idea of the entire year stretching ahead of you is a different psychological …
E Is For Ethics
It’s Easter time, and while many of my friends and family members are posting updates and photos of Easter services, others (like us) are enjoying the candy while staying pretty mum on the religious aspect. It’s a tough time of year to be …. well, whatever we are. Nonbelievers, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, secular humanists: all …
Public Poetry Project
Happy April! Happy National Poetry Month! I’ve decided that I will definitely do a poem-a-day challenge, but I think it may just end up being my own private challenge, alternating between prompts from the two challenges I’ve found and just collecting the poetry drafts for myself. I hope I’ll stay motivated enough, and maybe some …
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