1 More on those cats later. First up: I talked with Kenny the P last night and have an update.
2 It was his Dad’s wishes not to have a public service, so the family is going to have a private service.
3 If you know his Dad, you’d get that immediately. Tony isn’t the sort of fellow who would want everybody crying and carrying on, so nothing public happening.
4 I asked if there were any plans for donations, and he said that they probably will, so I’ll keep you all informed.
5 He sounded great. When I called him, I began, “What’s up, Stupid?” It worked, and he chuckled immediately.
6 I stole that one off my daughter Caitlin, by the way. Or was it Nicole? Those two are like trying to follow a dance, I swear to you. I just remembered one was upset and the other greeted the other with, “What’s up, Stupid?”
7 Girls, little help here?
8 AnywayZ…
9 Ponch and I just chatted and laughed, and he assured me that the family is doing fine, and that the kids are okay as well. His Mom is strong, and everyone is accepting it as a part of life.
10 Stay tuned; I’ll have more as the week progresses.
11 Moving on, Part the First: I’m starting to grow into the new American Idol. I was about to get to sleep early last night when it caught my eye. Saw some pretty good performances.
12 The new team is starting to give good points. Tyler isn’t Simon, but he still can be a little vicious.
13 They were in San Francisco on last night’s show, and some good people got through.
14 The bottom line with that Show is that if you go looking for talent, it will eventually arrive.
15 I honestly thought that my Am Idol days were over, but last night worked for me.
16 Moving on, Part the Second: Our pacing guide has us teaching Romeo and Juliet, poetry, and drama right now. It is AWESOMELY fun, because I feel that I have home-field advantage.
17 I had a LOT of fun yesterday sneaking a drama lesson in. It was refreshing, exciting, and motivational. The nice thing is that I KNOW how to do all this stuff, and need only to teach my best stuff, so it was like breathing.
18 I disguised it as a parts of speech unit, but turned it quickly into a lively and fun time, complete with music and team-building activities!
19 Loving it, and I know what I have up my crafty sleeve, so it’s going to be a fun ride to the end of the year. My last class lost control a bit, but overall I think all the students enjoyed the day.
20 Moving on, Part the Thoid: It is a sort of Spirit Week up at the Chill-on-the Hill.
21 This is our FANTASTICS week, only they call it “Battle” up at the Chill. I have been so isolated in my room lately that I almost forgot what it’s like to get out in the sunshine.
22 Each day is dedicated to some theme. Yesterday, for example was Stuffed Animal Day, so kids brought stuffed animals to school. I used this in my lessons, chosing kids with stuffed animals and using the animals in the lessons. It was pretty cute.
23 Today is Scrabble Day. A bunch of teachers are going to wear Scrabble pieces (pizza boxes with letters on them) that spell out “EVHS School Spirit”.
24 My letter? I’m the “H” in “School”, of course!
25 Looking forward to another day of fun and even a bit of sun!
26 Moving on, Part Four: And finally: YEAH SHARKS!!!
27 Wasn’t that long ago that they lost six straight.
28 Not the same team, folks. We watched the Giants sneak a couple of cast-offs and acquisitions and look what happened?
29 I would LOVE to have just ONE of those six games back, but really?
30 This season just turned interesting.
31 Well, it’s moving on 2 a.m. so I think I’ll crawl under some covers. My pilot light went out, so the place is a bit cool.
32 I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday. I’m really looking forward to today.
33 Have a GREAT day!
34 Peace.
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