March 10, 2011
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The Daily News
1 I nearly pushed the TOOOOOONDRA home last night, but my BOYCOTT OF BIG OIL AND GASOLINE continues into today! I haven’t put gas in since Sunday, and then, only twenty bucks! I have coasted down hills, not accelerated unless I had to, went 55 mph in the slow lane yesterday, and still have gas today. Barely.2 I THINK I’ll make it. It’s been tough, but a fun challenge.
3 I’m going to continue doing this.
4 It IS rather challenging. I couldn’t go over to McCarthy Ranch to get my laptop from the Geek Squad, for example, because I didn’t want to use the gas. It was being repaired, and is ready, and I miss it, but too bad.
5 I am a man possessed.
6 Moving on, Part the First: So yesterday I talked about Plutarch, even copied and pasted his picture, when it turns out the guy I researched was Petrarch, a totally different guy!
7 Petrarch is the guy who climbed mountains and inspired Shakespeare and all.
8 I just woke up in the middle of the night the other night and panicked. I thought to myself, “The guy’s name is Plutarch!” So I quickly googled Romeo and Juliet and Plutarch, saw some article with both names in it, and then changed every Petrarch in the DN to Plutarch!
9 My knowledge about Petrarch was accurate, but in the middle of the night I had second-guessed myself, and did the change, including the picture.
10 So that guy pretending to be Petrarch in yesterday’s DN was actually some guy who lived long before. I should have guessed by the robes.
11 After it was all sent off and everything, I thought, “That guy’s name wasn’t Plutarch; it was Petrarch you idiot!”
12 So there I was ranting about how schools don’t teach “Plutarch” (I meant Petrarch, really!) and had the wrong guy.
13 I used to say about acting that a pie in the face comes with the job.
14 And so with teaching…
15 I owned up though, I must say. I had always read bits and pieces about Petrarch. It was just a middle-of-the night panic.
16 Hmmm…the teacher doth protest too much, methinks…
17 Anyway, I posted the REAL guy at the top of the page. Wouldn’t want anyone mad at me when I shuffle off this mortal coil, now would I? Honestly, I didn’t know he could play guitar. The guy is a rockstar! Who knew?
18 Moving on, Part the Second: So whaddya think of that babe at the top of the page?
19 She’s much cuter than Petrarch.
20 Here are the stats on the beautiful Jennalyn Eve Ponticelli:
Born: February 23, 211 at 10:26 p.m.
Where: Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, CA.
Vital Stats: 7 lbs. 2 ounces, 18 3/4 inches.
21 Congrats to my dear friends Ken and Vicky. It’s nice to know that I’m still hanging out with people who are having babies!22 She is a beaut, and under that hat is a full head of hair.23 Nothing better, lemme tellya.24 Moving on, Part the Thoid: Caitlin is down choosing songs and vows and all for the wedding. She gets more beautiful by the day. The only bad thing is that I’m still going to sleep early, so she must be awfully bored. I might change my sleep patterns this week, because they are a bit extreme.25 Don’t get me wrong. I adore going to sleep early and feeling refreshed every morning. But I’m also cutting out at least three hours of life each night. Right now it works, because I am moving around the classroom with much more energy, and fully loving it.26 But I don’t wanna miss out on all the wedding stuff. It’s absolutely amazing having Caitlin’s wedding coming up. We sang for a bit last night, which is always awesome. That girl has pipes dude. I love singing with her. The song modulated on my though, and I didn’t pick it up. Dayum.27 Anyway, I’ve a long day today. I’m working lights for our Spring Music Concert, which under the amazing talent of our maestro Steve Barnhill is sure to be the best music scene one could enjoy on a Thursday night in March.28 It’s at 7 p.m tonight in the EV Theatre. If you are local, you should pop in and listen. It is consistently amazing.I’ll be hiding in the booth.29 And it’s like three bucks. Dude.30 AnywayZ…31 It’s 4 a.m. I already slept six hours, but I want to get another coupla hours in before embarking on this day.32 So you all have a great Thursday.33 Pray that the TOOOOOONDRA makes it to work. The fighter still remains. The BOYCOTT continues.34 See ya soon.35 Peace.~H~
