October 6, 2006
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The Daily News
“You’ll excuse me, gentlemen. Your job is politics,
Mine is running a saloon.”
–Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca1 Ain’t it the Truth.
2 Ya gotta love Fridays.
3 First things first. Last night, Trinh, Suny, and Cam walked right in to the School Site Council meeting and walked out with $500 for the Drama Workshop.
4 They are doing it on their own.
5 They were told before the meeting even started that the Council supports their plan to keep that tradition going at YB. People like Mary Ann Haggerty, John Mora, Janine Epstein, and Blanca Espinosa all stepped up and offered this amazing group of students all the support they could give. Give new music teacher Mr. Paul Zawilski a lot of credit as well. Thanks to everybody for an amazing statement.
6 And if I may: there are times in this life when you become so proud of someone it’s almost undescribable. When Trinh told me that, I was on my way down from the Chill on the HIll, so exhausted from lack of sleep I thought I was going to float over the city.
7 To say I was moved is an understatement. Ya gotta have heart…
8 No matter what else, those students have made a statement, loud and clear. So did the staff, and so did the School Site Council. And the students did this all on their own, by moving from resource to resource.
9 As the flounder of the YB Drama Workshop, and perhaps as the key representative of everyone who ever loved the Workshop, I wish to tip my hat to the students who had the faith to go ahead despite all odds.
10 You have already received a standing ovation from everyone who ever stood on the boards of that stage, and that includes the ghosts.
11 All a friend can say is thanks. And we are all very proud of you. I am amazed and know not what to say.
12 Moving on: I have learned some things about life in the past six weeks. Okay, so next week marks the first grading period, but make no mistake, with the school year now one-sixth over, I’ve learned a few Absolute Truths:
13 Given a computer, it will freeze right when you need it most.
14 If you need a pen really fast, you will suddenly not have one.
15 There is a way to rid your life of ants.
16 Some people were never meant to wear a tie. I’m one of them.
17 AOL sucks.
18 Some people were meant to wear hats and sunglasses. I’m one of them.
19 A whole bunch of people should never, ever show midriff nor wear Spandex.
20 Given a boss, and given a secretary, the secretary is always going to be smarter.
21 Most people hear only what they want to hear.
22 There are crooks. Watch your wallet.
23 Given a horse and given a bar, the horse just might walk into the bar.
24 Casablanca is the greatest movie ever made.
25 As classy as people appear, they still stick gum under tabletops. Watch your pants.
26 Ya gotta love the Daily News.
27 Ya gotta love Fridays.
28 Keep it short.
29 Have a beautiful weekend everybody.
30 Peace.
~H~
