Lately I've been internally complaining about "having to write." It's kind of weird, because I don't actually have to write here. I'm not paid; I'm not forced. If I didn't write one day, it wouldn't be missed much. I haven't posted a few of the less interesting blogs to Facebook or other social media recently … Continue reading November 15: the why
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November 14: still weird
Today was a bit better, but I still feel really weird: more hungry than usual, uncomfortable skin, more tired and irritable, just all around icky feeling. I wonder if this is all stress related? I am over my head in grading and I had to have a sub yesterday and another one for part of … Continue reading November 14: still weird
November 12: this world is too much today
Everything is so heavy: the fires in California, the terrible loss of life, the needless brutality from the local to the international, the news of audio from the Khashoggi murder, our crazy-ass idiot president, the insanity of people not wanting every vote to be counted in states where elections are very close, an entire town … Continue reading November 12: this world is too much today
November 11: another weekend over
Sad. Sunday night blues are kicking my butt. I don't want to go to sleep because I don't want to get up tomorrow. I just want another day to relax. This is the first fall I've been able to enjoy my weekends in 15 years. Coaching debate took over half of every weekend, which left … Continue reading November 11: another weekend over
November 10: inconvenience
I have a ton of things that have been on my mind that I'd like to write about - things that are really weighing me down or bouncing around inside my head - but I'm not going to write about them, and that sucks. My hand is numb from carpal tunnel problems. I'm falling asleep. … Continue reading November 10: inconvenience
November 8: I don’t have time for illness
Migraine. It hit really early this morning. I made it through my 7th grade classes and stopped at the nurse's office in the middle school to check my temperature, which was normal. My stomach was sick-hungry, so I ate an apple and drove over to the high school, hoping some fresh air would help. Nope. … Continue reading November 8: I don’t have time for illness
November 7: fustercluck
I didn't get much of a break today, except for a few minutes at lunch, so I haven't had much time to digest the elections nor any of the following news. But wow. What a mess the United States is in. Democrats won the house, which finally may provide oversight and an actual check on … Continue reading November 7: fustercluck
November 6: elections
I used to love Election Day. My very first election in 1996,I volunteered as an election judge in Minneapolis, a position I held for three years in college. Elections were a source of hope, especially when I was working for Paul Wellstone. The year Paul and Sheila died was the first really hard election for … Continue reading November 6: elections
November 5: darkness
When I left school today, it was dark. Not dim, not dusk. Dark. I used to love fall back because I love to sleep, but now, I'm annoyed with the entire concept of time in general and I just want to hibernate. Instead I'm going to take vitamin D pills whenever I remember them and … Continue reading November 5: darkness
November 4: Thankful
Tonight I saw a few friends doing 30 days of thankfulness for November and it seemed pretty cool. I've tried to do it before, but like most social media fads, I forget after a few days. Like, when I was supposed to do the 10 most influential books, I quit on number 8 or something. … Continue reading November 4: Thankful
Adventures in Distraction 