The Daily News
1 Springtime, baby!
2 I re-entered fairly prepared yesterday. But the weather! OMG!
3 Please freeze.
4 I am getting lured into a false sense of security.
5 Yeesh.
6 It already feels like Spring.
7 Reality bites.
8 Today is normal Tuesday.
9 Remember my case for the elimination of Tuesday?
10 I maintain my platform.
11 Tuesdays need to disappear from the planet of the Earth.
12 Okay, okay, I realize there are pro-Tuesday people.
13 Especially people who were born on Tuesday.
14 To them, I apologize, most humbly.
15 But seriously?
16 If today were Wednesday, many of you would begin popping the corks.
17 For my students out there, this is just an expression about taking things you need to do off your corkboards.
18 Ah, I love it.
19 I better move on here.
20 Moving on, Part One: I’m watching TCM, as usual.
21 Dead Poet’s Society now glares in my face.
22 Once again, we have a coincidence.
23 I came in yesterday talking both ghosts and love.
24 We studied The Sixth Sense right before we left for whatever President’s Week celebrates. I consider The Sixth Sense both ghost story AND a love story, making it a perfect film to have been shown on Valentine’s Day.
25 I had also shown my sophs a couple of Twilight Zone episodes before we left for break.
26 I told my students that many of the Twilight Zone writers went on to become terrific short story writers.
27 According to the questionable Wikipedia, The Twilight Zone fostered some of the following authors: Charles Beaumont, the guy who wrote the episode Living Doll, a Twilight Zone classic about a talking, stalking doll who has it in for Telly Savalas; Ray Bradbury, Earl Hamner, Jr., George Clayton Johnson, Reginald Rose, and Richard Matheson, who went on to write the underground classic film What Dreams May Come, starring Robin Williams.
28 In the midst of my ramblings yesterday, I couldn’t remember Robin Williams’ name. WAY famous actor and I just went blank.
29 Ever do that?
30 I was going a hundred miles an hour, and saw Williams’ face, and it just blacked out. Senior moment, or just human moment, not sure of which. I’ll take the human moment over the senior moment.
31 How does anyone on the planet forget Robin Williams’ name?
32 Ah, we all have those moments.
33 So I got home yesterday and began writing this nonsense, turned on TCM and Dead Poet’s Society glared back at me.
34 Somebody up there likes me.
35 It’s fun because I have officially begun my Shakespeare unit, and Dead Poet’s Society features A Midsummer Night’s Dream in it.
36 Fun old film, to be sure.
37 Just another in a series of coincidences in a record year for coincidences.
38 Fear not.
39 Keeps me smiling.
40 Always.
41 It’s a sort of proof of God thing to me, but I don’t want to wax religious over here.
42 I’ll bet I have had at least sixty or seventy coincidences happen to me since the opening of school this year. I gave up counting. I resigned myself to their amazement and seemingly miraculous occurrences.
43 I had a ton of coincidences occur quite early in the first semester. For example, I had just finished writing, “Nice hook” on a student’s introductory paragraph in an essay I was grading when a girl sitting right in front of me blurted, “I love Peter Pan!”
44 I showed her that the second she said that I had written the word, “hook,” as in Captain Hook, as in the film Hook starring Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook and…Robin Williams as Peter Pan/Peter Banning.
45 I wrote “and…Robin Williams as Peter Pan/Peter Banning” just now. I started to give that example of coincidences and had forgotten that Robin Williams played Peter Pan! I didn’t make that connection when it happened. I JUST made that connection now.
46 Haha, a coincidence right when I write about coincidences. That wasn’t planned.
47 I swear to you.
48 I write this nonsense after school, and then in the middle of the night.
49 I’m not crafty enough in the middle of the night to make something like that up.
50 I just awaken, see what basic theme I started, and then go with it. There’s no turning back. The deadline is something like 7 a.m. when I launch this stuff.
51 I love when a coincidence occurs when I write about coincidences.
52 Proof of God.
53 I swear to you.
54 Well, last night I was lucky enough to have awakened at 2 a.m. Gave me more sleep.
55 I think I’ll leave this one alone. It isn’t Jesus’ face on a cup of coffee or anything, but it is still always fun.
56 Have a good Tuesday, if there is such a thing.
57 I’m gonna tuck myself back under the covers, and awaken later, and send this nonsense out to the masses.
58 Fly low; it’s almost Wednesday. Would be Wednesday if we got rid of Tuesdays.
59 See you again.
60 Expect miracles today.
61 Peace.
~H~
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The Daily News1 Springtime, baby!2 I re-entered fairly prepared yesterday. But the weather! OMG!3 Please freeze.4 I am getting lured into a false sense of security.5 Yeesh.6 It already feels like Spring.7 Reality bites.8 Today is normal Tuesday.9 Remember my case for the elimination of Tuesday?10 I maintain my platform.11 Tuesdays need to disappear from the planet of the Earth.12 Okay, okay, I realize there are pro-Tuesday people.13 Especially people who were born on Tuesday.14 To them, I apologize, most humbly.15 But seriously?16 If today were Wednesday, many of you would begin popping the corks.17 For my students out there, this is just an expression about taking things you need to do off your corkboards.18 Ah, I love it.19 I better move on here.20 Moving on, Part One: I’m watching TCM, as usual.21 Dead Poet’s Society now glares in my face.22 Once again, we have a coincidence.23 I came in yesterday talking both ghosts and love.24 We studied The Sixth Sense right before we left for whatever President’s Week celebrates. I consider The Sixth Sense both ghost story AND a love story, making it a perfect film to have been shown on Valentine’s Day.25 I had also shown my sophs a couple of Twilight Zone episodes before we left for break.26 I told my students that many of the Twilight Zone writers went on to become terrific short story writers.27 According to the questionable Wikipedia, The Twilight Zone fostered some of the following authors: Charles Beaumont, the guy who wrote the episode Living Doll, a Twilight Zone classic about a talking, stalking doll who has it in for Telly Savalas; Ray Bradbury, Earl Hamner, Jr., George Clayton Johnson, Reginald Rose, and Richard Matheson, who went on to write the underground classic film What Dreams May Come, starring Robin Williams.28 In the midst of my ramblings yesterday, I couldn’t remember Robin Williams’ name. WAY famous actor and I just went blank.29 Ever do that?30 I was going a hundred miles an hour, and saw Williams’ face, and it just blacked out. Senior moment, or just human moment, not sure of which. I’ll take the human moment over the senior moment.31 How does anyone on the planet forget Robin Williams’ name?32 Ah, we all have those moments.33 So I got home yesterday and began writing this nonsense, turned on TCM and Dead Poet’s Society glared back at me.34 Somebody up there likes me.35 It’s fun because I have officially begun my Shakespeare unit, and Dead Poet’s Society features A Midsummer Night’s Dream in it.36 Fun old film, to be sure.37 Just another in a series of coincidences in a record year for coincidences.38 Fear not.39 Keeps me smiling.40 Always.41 It’s a sort of proof of God thing to me, but I don’t want to wax religious over here.42 I’ll bet I have had at least sixty or seventy coincidences happen to me since the opening of school this year. I gave up counting. I resigned myself to their amazement and seemingly miraculous occurrences.43 I had a ton of coincidences occur quite early in the first semester. For example, I had just finished writing, “Nice hook” on a student’s introductory paragraph in an essay I was grading when a girl sitting right in front of me blurted, “I love Peter Pan!”44 I showed her that the second she said that I had written the word, “hook,” as in Captain Hook, as in the film Hook starring Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook and…Robin Williams as Peter Pan/Peter Banning.45 I wrote “and…Robin Williams as Peter Pan/Peter Banning” just now. I started to give that example of coincidences and had forgotten that Robin Williams played Peter Pan! I didn’t make that connection when it happened. I JUST made that connection now.46 Haha, a coincidence right when I write about coincidences. That wasn’t planned.47 I swear to you.48 I write this nonsense after school, and then in the middle of the night.49 I’m not crafty enough in the middle of the night to make something like that up.50 I just awaken, see what basic theme I started, and then go with it. There’s no turning back. The deadline is something like 7 a.m. when I launch this stuff.51 I love when a coincidence occurs when I write about coincidences.52 Proof of God.53 I swear to you.54 Well, last night I was lucky enough to have awakened at 2 a.m. Gave me more sleep.55 I think I’ll leave this one alone. It isn’t Jesus’ face on a cup of coffee or anything, but it is still always fun.56 Have a good Tuesday, if there is such a thing.57 I’m gonna tuck myself back under the covers, and awaken later, and send this nonsense out to the masses.58 Fly low; it’s almost Wednesday. Would be Wednesday if we got rid of Tuesdays.59 See you again.60 Expect miracles today.61 Peace.~H~
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