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below is a taste of the randomness that is me, comment to get the full course.

not that you needed a reminder. here's my twin getting her modeling thing on. i'm all about promoting the fam lol.


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i tell my kids they make me feel like i'm an animal trainer. here's an example of what i have to deal with every day. the kid who got body slammed put the "20" in his mouth to keep everyone else from getting it. sigh. 12 more days...12 more days...

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i really didn't want to go to work this morning. it's that time of year when the kids start acting totally insane, we have state testing and i have a terrible case of spring fever, but as always i brought my ass in. i was greeted by my student TM who was in my room before i even got there. TM is a trouble maker, one of the kids i constantly have ( Read more... )

i'm pulling for obama. i really am. i just find myself cautiously unenthusiastic about the race between he and hillary. i wonder where some people expect to end up if and when either one of them gets elected. call me a pessimist but i'm not sure how much this country is going to change come november. barack's ambition is admirable, hillary's ( Read more... )

as i'm sitting here in my room on this rainy fourth of july sipping a beer, watching the fireworks (both legal and illegal - don't you just love the hood?) and thinking about what true independence means for me, i decided to pass on a poem my mother sent me. with each passing day i hope to live by these words and use them as inspiration....

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"true love is like peeing in your pants. everyone can see it but only you can feel the warmth" --christian age 12

i came across a very interesting article today. those of you that have been with me for a while know that i'm an agnostic. but regardless of what your beliefs are i think you should read this simply because its thought provoking. its not going to change your thoughts on the existence of God or convert you into a believer. what it does do is ( Read more... )

one of my students just showed me a bullet shell he found on the way to school. how am i supposed to make him care about the bullshit i'm teaching?

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