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Thursday, August 18, 2016

No More Flooding

Back in the day (back in the daybefore 1985, when I was born), it was not uncommon for heavy rain to cause my neighborhood's street to flood. With no storm drains, and being a low-lying flat area, it was no surprise. During my lifetime, the street has not had any flooding. If I had to guess why, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

The Final Class

Poor time management. That is what I remember when it comes to the final class of Methods of Teaching Social Studies with Phil Ribiero. "We got a lot to do, and we're going to whip through it," Phil said. I had my doubts. Poor time management had plagued Phil the entire semester often to where we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Sleepy Daddy

I remember Thanksgiving Night 1999, watching WWE Smackdown while Dad was sound asleep. No surprise there. The turkey always knocked out Dad. Around the middle of the show, he woke up and yawned. "I've done a good job staying up watching wrestling," he sleepily said. "You've been sleeping," I said.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Evaluation Revenge

I am sure many of my Methods of Teaching Social Studies peers looked incredibly forward to complete their professor evaluation on Phil Ribiero. The evaluation was a chance to take out every bit of frustration on Phil, to right every wrong they felt had been committed. For Phil 's sake, I dreaded the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

Why Would He Ever Leave?

"When Mr. J. leaves, religion teacher Mr. St. Stephens will become the art director," Mr. Bailey told us. It was during my senior year Trigonometry class in 2003-04. Mr. J. has been with the school since about the mid 1960s. "Why would Mr. J. ever leave?" Chris Peterson asked in a shocked, frantic... Sign in to see full entry.

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