As a combined birthday/Christmas present, my aunt Rose, uncle Jason, and cousin Alex took me on a four-day road trip to Washington, D.C. Yes, it’s true – this history teacher has never been to our nation’s capital. Well, now I have, thanks to their generosity. Continue reading “Travelogue: Washington, D.C. [Day 1]”
Luck for 2017, in Two Pictures
First, from talented comic artist Liz Climo:
Second, the first email in my inbox in 2017:

Fingers Crossed!
Janus
In my classroom I don the guise of a Greek, a Roman, and a Plague Doctor. Today, here on my blog, I act as Janus, the Roman god of beginning and transitions, of gates and doors and passageways, and of endings looking both to the past and to the future. Continue reading “Janus”
Saturday Morning Coffee
Good to see you! How’ve you been? Sit right on down and pull up a chair; I’ll pour the coffee. Continue reading “Saturday Morning Coffee”
The Quotable Pratchett: The Shepherd’s Crown
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away
Continue reading “The Quotable Pratchett: The Shepherd’s Crown”


