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1 Do you ever get mad at your dog for doing normal dog things?
2 Yesterday afternoon, I came home from school and let Feebz out.
3 She instantly did what she needed to do, and then started rooting in the grass.
4 She sneezed.
5 And then she sneezed again.
6 When I was younger, I would yell at her, shouting things like, "Stop doing that! Whataya nuts???"
7 She looked at my like I was nuts. I've mellowed with age.
8 Dogs.
9 I swear to you.
10 Moving on, Part the First: Yesterday was another fun day. It began with the students putting vocab sentences on the board. We had some wonderful sentences because the words were from Shakespeare.
11 We had peradventure one of the nicest days of he year. Peradventure means "perhaps." I say we bring it back.
12 I began each period as yesterday I said I would by playing David Crosby's rare gem Music is Love.
13 In my last class, a student pointed his finger at me as if to say, "Whoah! I KNOW that tune!" I was amazed.
14 Other songs I played throughout the day changed with the wind. The students worked on scenes; I corrected papers, walked around, and enjoyed the day immensely.
15 Background music during the workshops included I See the Light from Tangled, a song my sister sang at my daughter Caitlin's wedding reception, A Whole New World from Aladdin; Beauty and the Beast, Part of Your World, and several other Disney tunes. For no reason, I threw The Beatles' obscure Ask Me Why into the mix. Maybe it was because of the "you-oooh-woo-woo-woo" line. I dunno. It was followed immediately by the world recording of All You Need is Love. I also brought in the Temptations My Girl and Just My Imagination (a song that would have worked perfectly for Romeo and his idiotic crush on Rosaline), Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On (student request), George Michael's Careless Whisper, prompting one student to stand up and play air sax, and I finished off with Otis Redding's Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song), Try a Little Tenderness (live), and the immortal local tribute Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.
16 I was not only a teacher, but a DJ for the day, kickin' it Old Skool.
17 I asked a student if I could say things like "kickin' it Old Skool" and he said, "You could, and you could laugh with us. But we wouldn't be laughing with you; we'd be laughing at you."
18 I smiled a Joe-the-Bear smile.
19 Guy's right. He smiled too.
20 I ended the entire day with Total Eclipse of the Heart by One Direction, their performance on the X-Factor.
21 The kids swooned to an old tune by a new band.
22 Rare day indeed.
23 I'm feeling a bit woozy today, stuffy nose and stuff, nothing huge, but I'm going to take a rare day off while the students rehearse before a sub. They were all doing pretty well yesterday, making unicorn horns, rivers, arrows, and streets out of construction paper, laughing, and enjoying the wonderful world of skits and drama, and dancing and singing to wonderful old songs.
24 I think they're in good hands.
25 Moving On, Part the Second: I dozed off a bit right after I wrote that last part, and was quickly awakened by Phoebe's cold nose. She wanted to go outside and root in the grass. I opened the door. It was raining.
26 She sheepishly came back in and tacked her feet back to bed.
27 I'm up.
28 Moving on, Part the Thoid: Having a nice cuppa and watching another old TCM film called Angels Wash Their Faces starring Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan and the Dead End Kids. Great wiseguy stuff. A kid gets framed for burning down a building. Because of political crookedness, a bunch of rich crooks buy the trial.
29 The kid goes to jail while the perpetrators walk.
30 A great plot twist is that a bunch of kids get to be mayors, city councilpersons, and people in power for a civic awareness week arranged by their school.
31 They send the real fire crooks to jail, but they aren't in for thirty seconds when they are released due to corruption.
32 They can't be arrested on those charges anymore, so they appear to be freebirds.
33 Right when everything looks hopeless, a girl rushes in and announces that the two crooks have broken two old laws still on the books: one law is that it is illegal to spit on the sidewalk, and the other is that it is illegal to bowl on Sundays.
34 With the help of Ronald Reagan, they find that the punishment for these crimes is public humiliation. The kids have the two crooks put in pillories.
35 Hilarious stuff. The kid eventually gets freed, and the crooks put behind bars.
36 Great way to start the day!
37 Moving on, Part Three: Not much on the books today.
38 I'm gonna rest a little so that I don't get sick.
39 I hope you think about some of those awesome songs today.
40 When I got home yesterday I wanted to hook up my guitar and mic and play the heck out of them. When I got home, Phoebe wanted to go outside and root around, began sneezing, and quite soon, the idea of playing some live music disappeared, papers stared at me, and dinner waited to be cooked.
41 Sometimes it just happens that way.
42 Maybe later today.
43 Who knows?
44 Anyway, I think I'll tuck this put this DN to bed, and maybe even close my eyes for a piece before jumping into today.
45 If I don't get awakened by a cold nose, I just might have a good day.
46 You have a good day too.
47 See you again.
48 Peace.
~H~
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The Daily News1 Do you ever get mad at your dog for doing normal dog things?2 Yesterday afternoon, I came home from school and let Feebz out.3 She instantly did what she needed to do, and then started rooting in the grass.4 She sneezed.5 And then she sneezed again.6 When I was younger, I would yell at her, shouting things like, "Stop doing that! Whataya nuts???"7 She looked at my like I was nuts. I've mellowed with age.8 Dogs.9 I swear to you.10 Moving on, Part the First: Yesterday was another fun day. It began with the students putting vocab sentences on the board. We had some wonderful sentences because the words were from Shakespeare.11 We had peradventure one of the nicest days of he year. Peradventure means "perhaps." I say we bring it back.12 I began each period as yesterday I said I would by playing David Crosby's rare gem Music is Love.13 In my last class, a student pointed his finger at me as if to say, "Whoah! I KNOW that tune!" I was amazed.14 Other songs I played throughout the day changed with the wind. The students worked on scenes; I corrected papers, walked around, and enjoyed the day immensely.15 Background music during the workshops included I See the Light from Tangled, a song my sister sang at my daughter Caitlin's wedding reception, A Whole New World from Aladdin; Beauty and the Beast, Part of Your World, and several other Disney tunes. For no reason, I threw The Beatles' obscure Ask Me Why into the mix. Maybe it was because of the "you-oooh-woo-woo-woo" line. I dunno. It was followed immediately by the world recording of All You Need is Love. I also brought in the Temptations My Girl and Just My Imagination (a song that would have worked perfectly for Romeo and his idiotic crush on Rosaline), Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On (student request), George Michael's Careless Whisper, prompting one student to stand up and play air sax, and I finished off with Otis Redding's Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song), Try a Little Tenderness (live), and the immortal local tribute Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.16 I was not only a teacher, but a DJ for the day, kickin' it Old Skool.17 I asked a student if I could say things like "kickin' it Old Skool" and he said, "You could, and you could laugh with us. But we wouldn't be laughing with you; we'd be laughing at you."18 I smiled a Joe-the-Bear smile.19 Guy's right. He smiled too.20 I ended the entire day with Total Eclipse of the Heart by One Direction, their performance on the X-Factor.21 The kids swooned to an old tune by a new band.22 Rare day indeed.23 I'm feeling a bit woozy today, stuffy nose and stuff, nothing huge, but I'm going to take a rare day off while the students rehearse before a sub. They were all doing pretty well yesterday, making unicorn horns, rivers, arrows, and streets out of construction paper, laughing, and enjoying the wonderful world of skits and drama, and dancing and singing to wonderful old songs.24 I think they're in good hands.25 Moving On, Part the Second: I dozed off a bit right after I wrote that last part, and was quickly awakened by Phoebe's cold nose. She wanted to go outside and root in the grass. I opened the door. It was raining.26 She sheepishly came back in and tacked her feet back to bed.27 I'm up.28 Moving on, Part the Thoid: Having a nice cuppa and watching another old TCM film called Angels Wash Their Faces starring Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan and the Dead End Kids. Great wiseguy stuff. A kid gets framed for burning down a building. Because of political crookedness, a bunch of rich crooks buy the trial.29 The kid goes to jail while the perpetrators walk.30 A great plot twist is that a bunch of kids get to be mayors, city councilpersons, and people in power for a civic awareness week arranged by their school.31 They send the real fire crooks to jail, but they aren't in for thirty seconds when they are released due to corruption.32 They can't be arrested on those charges anymore, so they appear to be freebirds.33 Right when everything looks hopeless, a girl rushes in and announces that the two crooks have broken two old laws still on the books: one law is that it is illegal to spit on the sidewalk, and the other is that it is illegal to bowl on Sundays.34 With the help of Ronald Reagan, they find that the punishment for these crimes is public humiliation. The kids have the two crooks put in pillories.
35 Hilarious stuff. The kid eventually gets freed, and the crooks put behind bars.36 Great way to start the day!37 Moving on, Part Three: Not much on the books today.38 I'm gonna rest a little so that I don't get sick.39 I hope you think about some of those awesome songs today.40 When I got home yesterday I wanted to hook up my guitar and mic and play the heck out of them. When I got home, Phoebe wanted to go outside and root around, began sneezing, and quite soon, the idea of playing some live music disappeared, papers stared at me, and dinner waited to be cooked.41 Sometimes it just happens that way.42 Maybe later today.43 Who knows?44 Anyway, I think I'll tuck this put this DN to bed, and maybe even close my eyes for a piece before jumping into today.45 If I don't get awakened by a cold nose, I just might have a good day.46 You have a good day too.47 See you again.48 Peace.~H~
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