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Sunday, May 13, 2018

First Time Not a Charm - Lesson from Hell Part 1

Wednesday, September 5, 2007. I walked in figuring that I could build off of what had been an okay Material/Non-Material Culture lesson from the prior Friday. Boy, I was wrong on that. That day's lesson was based off of American culture and the students' own backgrounds would end up being a major... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Mom's Birthday

Today is Mom's birthday, her 61st, to be exact. She will be having pizza with Dad, Ann and me at her house. Originally, she did offer to have it at my house instead because of Dad's recent fall. He is fine to navigate her house. It's not like he's going upstairs, anyway, so my rancher is not a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

Ready for It

Wednesday, September 5, 2007. The last time I had taught was the prior Friday. Timing and by design were the reasons. Friday gave way to Saturday and Sunday, the weekend. Monday was Labor Day. School was not in session. Sally Warner wanted to do more rule work with her students. I did welcome the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 30, 2018

Hello, OnStar

Around 2005 or so, Dad and I took Mom's Yukon to a Washington Wizards basketball game. On the way to D.C., we were trying to figure out how to work the radio. I started pushing buttons in an effort to figure it out. "OnStar Emergency," a woman said. Both Dad and I looked like we had seen ghosts.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 29, 2018

Love-Hate

Reading the Giving Up Teaching Series might be a bit confusing when reading about the time period I am currently on, August/September 2007. At times, one can read about how I have lost my passion for teaching, planning on working for Dad once I graduate. At other times, I seem ready to continue to... Sign in to see full entry.

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