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Sunday Snapshots

One word dominated my week:

School

Teacher Grade BookA sure omen that summer break has ended.

classroom 2015-2016I finished my classroom with hours to spare.

I wrote the rough draft to a veteran’s day program – 6,000 words – in under 24 hours. Editing takes place this weekend; roles assigned on Monday; rehearsals begin Tuesday – only 46 school days to performance.

Sticky Notes Veteran's DaySo many sticky notes! So many references!

School began Friday; this was the first thing I did upon arriving:

first coffe of school 2015-2016Yes, it was gone by 10:00.

Oh, someone donated 2000 square feet of sod.

laying sod 1 laying sod 2Teachers wear many hats; now I can add “sod layer” to the list.

 

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In Which it is Revealed that I am a Time Lord

Bow Tie

I teach high school history; I seldom interact with students in lower grades.

Last night, however, was orientation; orientation means families.

One particular little girl caught my attention, namely because she eyed the cookies I’d set out with the welcome materials.

A few minutes later she was back:

Hi! I’m _____.

Hello, _____. I’m Mr. Eldred.

I like your bow tie.

Thank you! I love wearing bow ties.

You know why I like your bow tie?

No, why?

‘Cause you look like Matt Smith with a beard!

[with a huge smile] I love Doctor Who!

[she screams with delight] I LOVE YOU!!

He’s like fire and ice and rage.

He’s like the night and the storm in the heart of the sun.

He’s ancient and forever.

He burns at the centre of time and can see the turn of the universe.

And . . . he’s wonderful.

Well, perhaps not.

But, for one brief moment in time, I was

All the Doctors WhoThe Doctor

 

 

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Monday Morning Grievance: Self-Checkout Lines

It’s Monday and I haven’t had my coffee.

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The other day I bought groceries and – as usual – used the self-checkout lane.

I like the self-checkout lane:

It’s quick.

It’s easy.

It means I don’t have to talk to a cashier.

There are those who don’t know how to use the checkout lane:

The gentleman whose entire order consists of one banana and can’t figure out how to ring it up.

Rather than ask for help, he mumbles curses at the machine and new-fangled technology in general.

The woman buying an entire grocery cart of produce without a clue of how to ring it in and – to top it off – can’t remember what type of produce she actually has in her cart.

She stands there comparing what she has in the bag to all the pictures.

It might not be so bad if she didn’t start over for each new item.

The couple buying several bottles of wine and cases of beer.

They have a clerk there to punch in the authorization code for each item.

You know what, it’d be faster to go through regular checkout, people.

There, they’d only have to punch it in once.

At least, that’s the way it normally works.

Heaven forbid your coupon doesn’t scan properly or a sale item doesn’t ring up right.

I know those 16 gig thumb drives are on sale for $3 a pop, but at a price that ridiculously low, did you really think there’d be no problems? Especially when you’re buying them from a grocery store?!

Sigh. Maybe I’d be better off using regular checkout myself.

But then I’d have to talk to the cashier.

I think I’ll stay right here, thank you very much.

Just do better next time, all right?

 

 

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Sunday Snapshots

I accomplished two things this week:

First, I helped fix the drainage at the school:

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Second, I salvaged some old books from the dumpster:

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Oh, and K’s plans got moved to this week. You know what that means:

For the record, I also got Wal-Mart brand Ginger Ale like I said I would last weekend.

What about the milkshake? For a whole 40¢ more, I bought this carton of ice cream! w00t!

Hey, before you go, would you mind giving me your opinion?

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Monday Morning Grievance: Oversleeping

It’s Monday and I haven’t had my coffee.

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I overslept today.

I had such good intentions, too.

I was going to get up and write this blog post.

Then, I’d make some coffee and read for a bit.

After that, I’d go pay some bills.

All before heading out to the school to start organizing my classroom for next term, which starts in two weeks.

Now, though, I’ve overslept by an hour and a half.

I can’t procrastinate on the bills.

I shouldn’t put off working in my classroom.

I’ve got to have my coffee if I’m going to be halfway pleasant today.

The real question is

Do I have time to read, or must I wait ’til tonight?

 

 

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Sunday Snapshots

What did I do this week?

Well . . .

I helped Krystal participate in the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the Word has Ever Seen by

showing her idea of love

using cat tails as mustaches

no cats were harmed in the creation of this project

creating a portrait of Robert Downey, Jr. / Ironman out of salt & pepper

holding Death’s funeral

writing a short story with the letters of elemental abbreviations as found on the Periodic Table

taping an End of the World message

proving no man is an island

recreating a Roadrunner cartoon

in the style of a Sam Shepherd play

in the style of Michael Bay

throwing a conspiracy theorist party

making a trailer for a horror flick called X is for Xylophone

designing furniture from recycled materials found outside

playing croquet on the lawn of an historic site

while dressed as zombies

recreating a national landmark with the food in our pantry

There might have been a few things I missed.

However, since these actions were part of competition, I can’t show you any pictures . . . yet.

So, what can I show you?

My package arrived from Germany:

Er Ist Wieder Da Package

 

I made two more apple pies:

Apple Pies August 7 2015

I just couldn’t let my leftover apples from the last ones go to waste, you know?

 
My submission for Three Line Thursday earned an Honorable Mention:

Three Line Thurday Honorable Mention
 
My plans changed for Saturday and I didn’t get Little Caesar’s pizza nor did I get a milkshake. But we did order pizza Friday night and – look! – there’s Wal-Mart brand Ginger Ale just like I claimed:

Pizza and Ginger Ale August 7 2015

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