- Last week, we got six inches of snow, a virtual learning day, and a shock to our system. Today, no snow on the ground, the grass is greening up, and we discovered two new calves in the pasture next to our land. Spring is here!
- AC/DC has a “new” album (in December) that simply rocks. My wife cannot stand this band (we love many of the same things, but our tastes in music do not match at all), but to me, it’s just a throwback to a simpler time. This group of songs sounds like the 1980s and there’s not a damn thing wrong with that, not one.
#oldrockersdontfadeawaytheyrock
- Today, Iowa lost their second round NCAA game, and I’m sad. Luka Garza played his last game as a Hawkeye and while he’s got a long career ahead of him in the NBA or overseas, I was not ready to say good-bye. He’s been a joy to watch get better over the past four years, and while I admire his skills, the person is worth far more than the player. He’s humble and deflects success to those around him. As he walked off the court for the last time as a Hawkeye, the tears were real, both from him and from many fans (damn dust in the room). He’s what a Hawkeye is all about and he left the program in much better shape than it was when he came to Iowa City.
- It’s too bad there is that vocal minority of fans who just plain suck. They were tweeting AT players after the game, jumping off the bandwagon. Tiny little…..brains…..at work with many of those fools. Can’t we just appreciate what we were given during a pandemic and move forward??
#tinybrains #HA
- Speaking of Iowa City, we’ll be there two week and five days from now. My second vaccine is on Friday. I’m not looking forward to the crappy reaction, in two weeks, we are on the move, period. Iowa City, Ames, North Liberty, and Waterloo are all points of destination.
- Friday is also the last day of the quarter. One more quarter. One more.
- We have districts starting to pull their mask mandates for their school. I just can’t with this kind of thinking right now. That’s the same kind of “hey we recommend you keep your social distance at spring break” kind of thinking that the rest of the world is shaking their heads at right now. I’m guessing I’ll be the mask wearer in our school because the conservative “it’s only the flu” vibe is very strong in our district.
- I’m planning on a TINA meeting that next weekend. All I ask is if you’ve not been vaccinate for whatever reason, put your mask on when you enter my home. Otherwise, all are welcome!
- Runners/walkers: I need suggestion on new headphones. I have a very nice wired pair, but am looking for recommendations for wireless. I have an Android (and wouldn’t spend they money for Airpods anyway), so any and all suggestions are welcome.
- This feels good, just writing. I think sometimes during this time, we pressure ourself to “find something great” everyday. Somedays, it’s about the regular day.
- I’ll leave with this: today, I was told I was the worst teacher in the school, I was called a “liberal”, and I was handed a note saying I rock. This class is physically exhausting, but they are an awesome group that I’m happy to be teaching (in person) right now!
#middleschoolrocks
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 
March 22, 2021 at 10:58 pm
This is how I feel my brain works all day!
March 22, 2021 at 11:39 pm
So many random thought I could just fill notebooks with all the stuff! LOL! 🙂
March 23, 2021 at 1:06 am
I really like the idea of giving yourself permission to do a random SOL post. It is like a bag of mixed nuts, or better yet Nuts and Bolts! You can always come back to the post and mine it for a further post.
March 23, 2021 at 7:36 am
Oh, I never thought about “mining” a post for something more! That’s a tremendous idea! Thank you! 🙂
March 23, 2021 at 8:37 am
You have so many nuggets in your random post, things that can be shined and polished into some thing more.
March 23, 2021 at 4:33 am
It feels good just writing… isn’t that the truth? Mr. K and I are finally talking about being on the move as well. As a non-teacher, he’s just due for his first vaccine on Thursday, but come end of April, we will feel better. The ‘kids’ are lined up to be able to get a vaccine sometime after the first of April… Slowly, I’m starting to feel safer, but I don’t know when I’ll let the mask go. No time soon. In the NE, people take the virus mostly seriously, so perhaps I feel safer..somewhat.
March 23, 2021 at 7:38 am
Here, we’ve got many, many anti-vaxers and anti-maskers, which doesn’t lead to good thoughts at all.
However, that makes me happy you are looking at being on the move.
And I’m not giving up the mask, not for a while yet.
March 23, 2021 at 1:02 pm
Sometimes it is absolutely necessary to write things out to sort the thoughts and clear the head. I think this is something we all need to remember – slice writing is certainly more about the ordinary. The pressure of looking for special can be paralysing.