Fruit Basket

Sort of like “mixed nuts”…
I closed my laptop, putting it to sleep so I could finish making dinner and Jer says “What?  Done blogging already?”
I said, “I wasn’t blogging… I was emailing.  I was enjoying the ‘fruits of my blog.’”  Meaning, of course, the new email pals I’ve developed from people who read my ramblings [...]

Sidenote: Part C

“See her put stuff in the virginia” was in my search terms today. Yesterday had “George Brett +girlfriend” and “I miss you stuff.”
I’m amazed that these people are looking for these specific topics, and still click on my blog considering the little blurb usually has nothing to do with the topic they’re searching [...]

Teachers of all shapes and sizes

Faculty don’t read.  They rant and rail about students never reading material or retaining lessons they diligently write out or diagram on a board, but two simple emailed messages were completely overlooked or ignored or flat-out not read by 90% of the faculty.  And I know they can use email successfully because that’s how they [...]

LIFT OFF!

The site is launched.  I’m completely a jumble of mixed emotions: pride, terror, anxiousness, satisfaction, anger, panic, stress, giddiness…
The president of the College called my boss today, then called me to personally congratulate me on the site.  I was stopped every few feet on my way into my office by the students that returned to [...]

Back in Black

Well, I survived my week of vacation.  I will write a more thorough report later this week.  It’s been a hectic day of driving, unpacking, dealing with laundry, prepping for the week, and running around to his school’s “open house” night where they post the class lists and you get to find out who the [...]