got back from visiting the folks this afternoon. had a very nice weekend, though i find it a little depressing every time we come back now because they seem a little more dependent, and i feel a little more upset at not being able to stay longer. my parents are not yet 70, but are getting close, and we seem to have made the shift to them counting ( Read more... )

one hour left and i'll be out of here for a long weekend. going to see the folks for thanksgiving is nice but i sure don't feel like driving 4 hours after finishing up a very full week.

oh well, i'll be happy once i get there.

i had a student yesterday tell me that she wouldn't be in class today because she was going to the city to visit her mother(her real mother, this girl lives in a foster home) in the hospital. foolishly i asked what was wrong. she said: 'she got beat up....by my two older sisters, but they were drunk.' the last bit she said nonchalantly as if it ( Read more... )

for some reason i strayed away from livejournal a long time ago. not sure what that was about, but i do enjoy the communication and the chance to look back at my life so i'm going to begin again, i think. we'll see. an update ( Read more... )

wow. damn near a year since i last posted.

let's see. i turned 40, i am now a grandfather, i am in the midst of planning a trip to hong kong.

that's all.

hey ky!

chu cha. that's right. sitting back, drinking a few, listening to bowie at the beeb. puppy sitting next to me, she was fixed a couple days ago and came through it quite nicely ( Read more... )

recently came to the conclusion that there are far too many assholes in the world. the first one that somes to mind is george w. bush. truth is though, that he wouldn't need to be such an asshole if our friend saddam wasn't a prick himself. no, i'm not in favour of war with iraq, but i also wouldn't want to be the one responsible for watching that ( Read more... )

done school for two weeks, and not a minute too soon. the whole just before christmas thing drives me nuts. working in a k-12 school doesn't help cuz you have all the little ones whacked out their minds with excitement and on candy-cane highs all the time.

one more week of school. it's funny how the years always speed by, and at the same time they stand still for long periods of time. this year has been going very well, despite my lack of summer recuperation, but i'll be glad for the time off ( Read more... )

at the movie last night we saw the most beautiful juxtaposition of good and bad manners. it was zoe, maria and myself, with the kid in the middle. just as the movie is starting, a couple comes in and is going to sit in front of us. the lady turns to see who is behind, sees zoe and says to her husband, 'oh, let's not sit in front of the kid', and ( Read more... )