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Friday, February 11, 2005

"I Hate This School, I Hate You...Can I Come Back Tomorrow?"

Thursday morning a crisis evidently came to a sharp point. There is a Sudanese girl, two years at least in the country, always in trouble, always unhappy, always staying after school. My first contact with her was in October, the Dean of Students asked me to fetch her and escort her to detention... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 10, 2005

PS I thought that qwertyui was a nice girl. But such a temper!

Well, reality strikes! My 16 year-old asked to go to the doctor yesterday, so I made her an appointment. She has mono. Now, every night, after a long day in high school, after work at the grocery store, when she returns home and announces that she's going tanning, I have an ally. I can tell her to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Martha Stewart You Ain't, But You Are Making All the Same Mistakes!

Illegal, immoral, unethical, anti-social. Cheating, feeling guilty? Do not rush to the confessional! Feeling the adrenaline rush of excitement and hoping not to get caught. Having analysts tell you that, from a psychiatric point of view, you are hoping to get caught? If these are your feelings,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Barnaby, fwmystic and Reni3 Commented Today on My "Marines" Post.

I got to thinking today after reading comments, about how we treat our young people. Especially difficult after they reach the age of reason, and worse after they reach the age of consent. Do we simply give up on them because we cannot easily reach their concreteness? It is true that teenagers above... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bringing Back the Marines

For the second time, my daughter informed me that her Marine has decided to leave basic and come home. She has mixed emotions about this. For one, I imagine one of her adient-repulsive impulses was that she would be insulated from an up-close relationship (she's only 16) because he would be gone.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 7, 2005

Taps, DavidSpirit1, Whamm, and Kelli Opine on Relationships Through God

Today's Serenity blog asked the question, do I believe that the power of God is great enough to effect successful relationships. We received two positive and two negative responses. DavidSpirit1 says if the faith is strong enough, and Kelli agrees. Whamm however, was adamant that no amount of faith... Sign in to see full entry.

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Without Creative Suggestions You're in a Losing Situation Every Time

I thought the game was great. It was close and well-played, except for the exhaustion factor for the Eagles in the 4th quarter. McNabb was tuckered out, waiting for it to be over, before the last set of plays in the end zone. They say he should have called two sets of plays, in order to save time on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 6, 2005

Reni3, Billy Cargo and Wiley: Thanks to you all. You Have Saved Me!

Amid spent peanut shell casings, expired green tea bags, 24-Hour-A-Day book, empty vitimin bottles I noticed my still computer, shut down in hopelessness. I had got back to caring about myself and forgetting the problems of others for one day. Reading, sleeping, watching a good movie with my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 5, 2005

OK, well, here's what has happened.

One day last week I left my "Serenity" book at school. The next day, unable to blog at home, I thought I would post my serenity blog at school. But my daughters informed me that their schedules conflicted, such that every other day, I was going to drive out to the high school. That's a 45 minute... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2005

TWA Flight 800 -- The Essence of Our Brave New World Part 3

Well, I finished that book, entitled "NIightfall", by Nelson DeMille. The only caveat he wrote in his prologue was that he had taken great liberties with the "conspiracy theories". Read into that what you will. As for me, the fact that the book ended (I won't say how) on September 13, 2001, says it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Traditonal life in American mainstream education. Area of concentration -- English as a Second Language. My take on the issues and "what really works" (when my kids let me log on).

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