worthy of mention
Read in a student paper today: “he had Ivies coming out if arms.” –I rather think that could be interesting in a story, actually. It’s far more interested in the IVs he undoubtedly had. Read in a student text today:…
Fair rides and thunder and lightning
Took the kids to the fair last night so they could ride rides. Ours is a tiny fair. Maybe smaller than that. Anyhow, there really aren’t a lot of rides, but the kids get excited about them and so we…
Hump Day
It can stop being hot any day now. Okay, really it’s cooler than yesterday, but not in my classroom. And the smoke from the Idaho fires is settling in tonight. The fair starts tomorrow. The kids entered some art pieces…
ready or not, back to work
I finished putting together my class today and uploaded it into the Moodle system. Well, it’s not really done. I’m afraid I’m something of a pantser when it comes to teaching. I like to go with the teachable moments and…
Oh I WANTS it! I Do I Do!
Just found this. Yep, you read it right: Writers Tears Irish Whiskey. I’m going to have to figure out how to get some of this. Wonder how it tastes. Bitter? Or oh so sweet? Apparently you can’t get it in…
A Blog About Teaching
I frequently dislike teaching freshman composition. It’s not that it’s a freshman course, or that it’s a writing course and students are frequently underprepared, though the latter is frustrating when I’m trying to teach writing in 18 days on the…
Thunder and Lightning
We made the drive back from Salem yesterday. Took 13.5 hours. Probably would have been quicker but for some roadwork that caused a fair bit of delay. The last three hours were attended by a bunch of rain and a…
Today and Tomorrow
Tomorrow I start back to Montana. It should take two days. Actually I can do it in one, but I want to stop overnight and go to Costco before I go home. So I probably will. On the really cool…
trailer life
I suck at living in a trailer. I mean a travel trailer. Four of us in it. For a month. Yeah. And two of us are children. Bouncy loud children. And I am feeling like crap tonight, and I don’t…
Getting ready for the coast
I finished the copy edits on Blood Winter this week and sent them back. It’s crazy how much of that book has been written or otherwise in this travel trailer. Not exactly the best atmosphere for working, and no reference…