Yes, blogging on my birthday, the last day of April.

I have two motives for this writing today:

  1. Just keep the streak going. I’ve written for *gasp* four days in a row, which is nice. My fingers feel like the conductor’s baton and my words orchestra, moving to the beat of my flow. Ok, maybe not that fancy, but you get the point. It feels nice to want to write again, even if it’s only briefly.
  2. I’m that dumb guy who like the look at the analytics of his blog, and right now, I’m about 30 views short of 200. I’ve been over 200 views per month for many, MANY months and I’m hoping that this reaches enough people that it can push that total over the top. Lame. I get it. But it’s me. That fat, balding, lame guy! 🙂

The before-school supervisor told my students that the best birthday present they could give me was “good behavior,” which, while a nice sentiment, isn’t the best birthday present they could give me. For me, the best present they could give me is effort, not quitting, or failing with grace. This class struggles with the worst apathy that I’ve ever seen in a class (and that’s saying something). They don’t like putting themselves out there because they might be wrong, or worse, right and I’ll call of them again! 🙂 Between that and the language barrier that will always be there, they struggle to find an identity that “fits” them. So, they’ve decided, by default, that they will be the class that doesn’t try again. This way, if they fail, it won’t be their fault.

#insertepiceyeroll

Anyway, not sure how I got off on that tangent, but here we are!

So, here’s to another trip around the sun. As I get older, I feel like I need to experience while I can which is why we bought our camper. We may take it out this weekend, work the knicks out, and camp for a night.

Or we may mow the lawn.

Either way, it will be an experience! 🙂