Wednesday, May 22, 2013
"Once a person gets to twenty-one, there are no more milestone birthdays left," Steve Redder said. He, Dad and I were on the boat, and I was on the verge of becoming twenty-one, which is how this conversation came to be. "Uh yeah there are," said Dad. "All birthdays are milestones. If anything, an... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
No Snowy Concern
This is a series of entries I am doing about the path I took towards becoming a teacher in college to where I ultimately decided not to become a teacher. The link to all the entries is at the bottom of this entry here. This is the one hundred first entry. When I arrived to school on the day I was to... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Look for the Decimal
During my senior year of high school, James Wells was in my English class. Whenever we took a quiz, our English teacher had the students grade one another's quiz. Often James and I would grade one another's quizzes since he sat behind me. After grading quizzes, we would show the results to the... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Recommendation
This is a series of entries I am doing about the path I took towards becoming a teacher in college to where I ultimately decided not to become a teacher. The link to all the entries is at the bottom of this entry here. This is the hundreth entry. Shortly after I taught my first lesson, I e-mailed... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Let It Be
I remember my family and I were on the way to my sister Ann's seventh grade chorus recital. The recital occurred on a Thursday night. "What is the weather going to be tomorrow?" Dad asked Mom. "Rainy," she said. "Damn," said Dad. Being the Beatles fan that I am, I sang to him, "Let it be. Let it be.... Sign in to see full entry.