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Great poem, poet. . . keep them coming. I feel your pain. . . quadratic equations. . . my teachers made us memorize them word for word: "x equals the opposite of b plus or minus the square root of a plus b minus c over. . .. something. . . . " crap, I can no longer remember, but you'll never need that in real life, unless you want to be an engineer or something. 
posted by
starlajade
on March 8, 2004 at 7:06 PM
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oh yeah@!!! thanks for commenting
posted by
poetjpb
on March 6, 2004 at 8:24 PM
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My Motto: Math is Wack!
posted by
FoxyBlue
on March 6, 2004 at 3:04 PM
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Hi Wiley,
Warning, this answer will be longer than you probably want to read. Feel free to ignore it. I'm rambling on...
thanks --well, I have been really depressed, totally ADD, and just in a funk. I have battled with depression all my life. I am probably bi-polar, or mamic depressive (not extreme). It does run in the family. I usually just deal with it, eat chocolate, wrap up in a blanket and watch a soap opera--All My Children, read the Bible when I can focus, problem is I can't focus at all right now. I am so scattered. I think I am going to have to start taking meds for the ADD. It is out of control. I can't seem to stay on task which drives me nuts because I am a doer. I can't finish anything. I say "I can't " a lot, don't I?
I know my depression gets the best of me when I don't care about blogging. I am consumed with quitting my job. You knowWiley I have worked hard all my life, worked for every damn nickel. Never had any help. And the bottom line is, I am tired. I am 51 and want to do what I want now. I feel I am entering a selfish stage of my life. I have always been everyone's "fairy godmother". I have a need to save everyone. But crap, isn't it time that I get to follow my passion? Motherhood is all consuming, difficult, impossible at times. Well, this is getting too long--sorry. The real bottom line here is that I WANT TO QUIT MY JOB. I HATE IT! There, that's really it. I had so much stress this week, I felt like I was going to stroke out. I cannot handle the stress of teaching anymore. I am shutting down and don't know what to do. I can't afford to quit, I make $50,000 a year. Where else am I going to make that? I don't have any other job skills. So now what? I want more than anything to just write all day.. Poets can't make a living though. By the way, thanks so much for your check for my book. Totally unneccessary but so sweet. Made me feel like a writer, bless you for that. I loved getting your card. That made my day!!!!!!!!! Came at the perfect time. I had just walked in the door, no dragged myself in the door from a week of hellish work, Friday afternoon and there was your sweet card. Thanks!!!! You are a dear friend.
Poetjpb
posted by
poetjpb
on March 6, 2004 at 9:11 AM
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Poetjpb
love your book too
And I haven't heard from ya, everything alright? Get my e-mail?
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 5, 2004 at 10:49 PM
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