I’ve written and deleted three fully-written posts for today, each full of different stories and details than the others. All were true, but none seemed right. I know that the more I heal from the trauma of my childhood, the more years that go by without choosing the least disingenuous card I can find, the … Read more
Tomorrow, May 1, I am celebrating six months of writing and posting every day. I have always loved writing, even as a kid. I was always redirected to math, and maybe internalized some of the “you’re not very good at writing.” Though I’m not sure that was true, necessarily. <shrug> I don’t know. I did … Read more
Yesterday, The Kid had his last track meet of the season. Because it’s hot here now, the meet started at 7 instead of 8. Call time remains an hour before the meet starts. Yesterday’s meet was just over half an hour’s drive from here. I was up at 4:30. Early morning temps were nice, but … Read more
I go through waves of being content with what I have and wanting to buy lots of stuff. I’m currently wanting to buy stuff. I like to read books, and I prefer them on paper, but a Kindle would be simpler for travel. Should I buy a Kindle? It would be nicer on my eyes … Read more
…my senior recital. For those who didn’t go through this, a senior recital is a big deal (for most of us). As an education major, I was required to perform a 30-minute solo recital as one of my graduation requirements. (I could have instead performed a 30-minute jury, which means just for a panel of … Read more
A week or so ago, I wrote about being a runner. But a runner who is not very fast, doesn’t run far (relative to Runners), and likes but doesn’t love running. It got me to thinking … the mindset applies to just about anything. You can do stuff just because you like to do it without … Read more
A week or so ago, I had a dream that I remembered when I woke up. A few details of it have stuck with me, and it’s been turning over in my head a bit… The dream below; side comments in brackets: I was racing my third Ironman. [I have never raced anything close to … Read more
The other day, I wrote about contributing to my school community. Another great thing happened in that little piece of the day. I’ve been struggling with many of my classes. Without getting into too many details, my classes are not your typical elementary band classes, because that approach hasn’t worked with the populations I teach. … Read more
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Clearly Newton was not in the social sciences. I saw a bumper sticker: Keep talking, I’m reloading Besides poor punctuation… What makes one an acceptable response to the other?! I’m completely flabbergasted by transgressions, real or perceived, that some people regard as sufficient to shoot … Read more
The Climbing Daddy and I were at the climbing gym the other day, and there were some parents with a young child on the beginner wall. The kid was maybe a third of the way up the wall, and the parents were yelling all sorts of suggestions and directions up at her. I turned to … Read more