The dog goes in Tuesday to have his torn ACL removed, screws placed into his leg bones (could look up their proper names if I cared to), and a clamp onto those to hold the whole apparatus together. Then he gets a facelift–leg lift?–by having the ends of his skin overlapped and sewed more tightly [...]
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Miscellania
Posted in Heavy Thoughts, Stuff on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Real Teacher…
Posted in School, Stuff on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you say that with the same breathless enthusiasm Nicole Kidman uses when saying, “…a real actress” in Moulin Rouge, you’ll have the right spin. I’ve had the opportunity to sub for a friend an entire week; my gig runs through this Friday. What have I learned from the experience?
I now know:
–that ten-year-olds are inexhaustible [...]
Just Say No.
Posted in Heavy Thoughts, Stuff on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s so bad about failure? According to the NY Times, “ailing banks need another $75 billion”–or what? They will close, their remaining assets will float along, be snapped up by someone else, and life will go on. I am not mathematical, political, or pragmatic. I maintain a naive outlook because I like to write stories [...]
Today is a Good Day.
Posted in Family, Heavy Thoughts, Stuff on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Barack Hussein Obama:
“The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
We will [...]
Thankfully
Posted in Heavy Thoughts, Stuff on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t have to look into housing, school, and employment in Canada. For the first time in 8 years I am excited to think about the future and what our country will accomplish, starting with the redemption of our name and image in the world. Have enough of the established bully-boys been displaced? We’ll see.
