February 3, 2011
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The Daily News
1Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
2 I copped that off somebody's Facebook, but Happy New Year!
3 Being a white guy, I almost forgot until around six o' clock last night, when about four hundred firecrackers went off around six blocks away.
4 It's always an exciting and wonderful time to be in the thick of all that. I get envious that I never get a red envelope. I get them every now and again, and it's always fun.
5 Good times, always. Hearing families getting together and all my Asian students and ex-students so excited about it all brings a tremendous spirit to our town.
6 And it always smells so amazing! All that cooking and joy!
7 So to all my Asian peeps out there, enjoy it all. We all share in your hopes and dreams for a great year, and love that you put family and friends first.
8 Happy New Year, indeed.
9 Moving on, Part the First: San Francisco Giants' fans, heed this. This Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Giants are having Fan Fest at ATT. Old players and young players will be at the ballpark to sign autographs. And the World Series trophy will be there as well. I dropped the ball when it came through San Jose's Municipal Stadium the other day, so I'm all over this one. It is FREE, and you can also get free parking in Parking Lot A.
10 Hmmm. Tempted...
11 Moving on, Part the Second: Back to school. I have had an absolutely incredible week, all things told. We have been testing, and it has been amazingly quiet at school.
12 For one thing, all testing took place in the early morn. My classroom was set up perfectly, and it ran wonderfully. Two teachers, one class that behaved like angels. Whatever we were supposed to be doing, we did right.
13 With two teachers, one could proctor while the other could catch up on grading and all sorts of other things. I not only caught up, but bought thirty-seven used copies of Romeo and Juliet so that my students could leave their huge lit books at home. I even had time to goof on Facebook, but don't spread that one around.
14 Moving on, Part the First: I've been knocking around a bunch of lousy puns, just to annoy everybody.
15 I've been enjoying puns, nearly every day. Yeah, they're torture, but they are also a pretty nice chuckle. You just have to be opun-minded.
16 It's pretty fun. And there are worse things.
17 I'm not sure what might be worse, but there are worse things.
18 Like, "A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion" seems pretty harmless, all things considered.
19 I think I'll just move back to the topic of a Happy New Year.
20 Just food and good times.
21 And if you need a recipe for the weekend, there is an awesome cannibal cookbook entitled How to Better Serve Your Fellow Man, written by a guy who had a wife and ate kids.
22 No, but seriously.
23 I actually went to an Asian restaurant yesterday. I complained to the manager that the lights were too bright, so he decided to dim sum.
24 I think I'd better get some sleep.
25 You don't need this, and neither do I. When I get up, I'm gonna have a donut, and I fully intend to eat the hole thing.
26 Have a great day, and a Happy New Year.
27 Peace.
