I've been working as a teacher this past year . . . Music Teacher at a public High School.

Part time.

First year.

Emergency Certification.

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I just got Teacher of the Year.

Huh.

Music meme stolen with love from
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Today it struck me as odd . . . in a "yeah, life in the desert isn't so bad after all" sort of way ( Read more... )

So, yesterday, I destroyed my vacuum ( Read more... )

For the first time in my life, I read Orwell's 1984.

In one sitting yesterday.

Wow.  Incredible.

What an inconceivably good book.

The appendix on NEWSPEAK really scared the hell out of me (thanks FOX "News")

Wow.

Question for you all out there . . . since I'm a new band teacher (who knew?). . . I'd like to know about your experiences in high school band . . . what did you like about it?  What do you wish you could have gotten from it, but didn't?  What didn't work?  Etc ( Read more... )

So, I guess I am adapting.  Just went outside to watch what's left of Hurricane Dean pour it's guts out over Phoenix . . . it's like a billion garden hoses pouring straight down on the desert.   (Should I enter that in the worst metaphors contest?)  And . . . it's 82 degrees.  Coldest it's been (day or night) since we moved.  And I thought it was ( Read more... )

Driving (just a few minutes ago) by the Walgreens about 6 blocks from our apartment . . .

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Yeah.  Park under the carport, open the door . . . it was like opening the door to an oven.  Blast of hot dry air.

"But it's a dry heat."  I'm going to hit the next person who says that to me.  I'm serious.

The problem with not posting very often is that it's hard to catch up . . . so I'll try for highlights, and hope to fill in the blanks ( Read more... )

So. About two years ago a dear friend recommended a song for me as a new "theme song" . . . or whatever. Filthy/Gorgeous by the Scissor Sisters . . . which I promptly downloaded and completely fell in love with. Perfecting disco is no easy task . . . especially not in retrospect. But they did it. However, it's only recently that I actually ( Read more... )