The Evil Eye Sometimes I don't know which way to turn. I am lost and confused. That's because I've never been good at distinguishing right from wrong. I mean right from left. Like I said, I get confused. I recall standing in front of my preschool teacher at age five, being quizzed on which was … Continue reading The Evil Eye
Thank you, Dollar Tree, for validating my lifelong ambivalence toward sports. Who knows what team plays what, when they play it, the equipment they use, or most obscure of all, the rules of the game? Not I - they're all "sports ball" to me, and I'm not afraid to admit it. What I am afraid … Continue reading Sports Ball
The Joys and Hazards of Pantsing I learned a new word this week, "pantsing." Before I tell you what it means, let me share a horror story. I heard it twenty years ago, during my new-hire teacher orientation (I taught high school science for eleven years). The workshop leader was a veteran math teacher who … Continue reading Pantsing
Here Be Dragons Dragons make everything better. Fairy tales, New Year’s celebrations, yoga. Real dragons, of course, would be a major downer, but dragons aren’t real (are they?) They’re fire-breathing, treasure-hoarding, flying magical creatures of our imagination. They might consume a fair maiden or two, but look what they give in return – great stories. … Continue reading Here Be Dragons
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