All:
Many of my friends and family members will likely seem skeptical of my recent decision to designate Barack Obama as my 2008 Presidential Candidate of choice. This is probably due in part to the generalized location of many of my close friends and relatives.
Know that I do not need to relate to you the reasons why I've chosen to support Obama; many of you do not feel the same way as I do, and I cannot expect and desire that you do so. However, I am taking this time to urge each of you to look beyond what your typical socioeconomic and geographic swaying will have you to believe and do your own research on the candidates of choice. Look deep within yourselves, examine your own beliefs, and then make the decision that is best suited to your own personal American ideals.
I, for one, have been quite skeptical of even endorsing the candidacy of anyone this year, or any year for that matter. I struggled with the country's "ideas" of democracy, looking at it in terms of electoral college votes and not my-vote-that-can-make-a-difference. I realized that it would not matter if my one vote makes a difference or not; what matters is that I stood up for what I believed in based upon the candidate whom parallels my beliefs the most.
And this is precisely why I have chosen to support wholeheartedly Barack Obama for President (2008). May you all find clarity in your decisions---I repeat, in YOUR decisions. Go against the flow. God bless.
--me
P.S. For those pseudo-religious-fundamentalists, you may find the following link worthwhile. It's Barack Obama's speech on his religious beliefs and how it relates to the pluralistic society in which we live. http://www.barackobama.com/2006/06/28/call_to_renewal_keynote_address.php
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Doctor, doctor--give me the news...
Okay, I admit it: I'm paranoid. Paranoid about driving in the dark and/or rain. Paranoid about falling asleep. Paranoid about getting off a schedule. Paranoid about missing out on something important. Paranoid about meticulous order. Just paranoid. Is that some sort of disease?
No matter how much I maintain my specific schedule as a teacher, there will always be something to throw me off schedule. Always. This, my friends, is something I will never be able to ignore. What throws me off, you may ask? Pep rallies, meetings, off-campus activities, last minute work orders, pictures, classroom discipline, out-of-classroom discipline, running out of paper (and staples, tape, markers, etc.), emergency subbing during my planning because another teacher just didn't show up to freakin' work, parent phone calls, not being able to give grades below a 50 because we can't associate work ethic & effort with grades that are supposed to measure only mastery of materials, parent e-mails, pointless staff e-mails, lunch duty, library being closed, printer not working, computer crashing, paycheck miscalculated, etc.etc.etc.
But you know what makes it all worthwhile? Having students who respect you, and completely get involved with the things you're teaching, and bring you presents for your birthday, and stay after school to just talk, and acknowledge that you have high standards, and encourage others to work diligently, and turn in major assignments on time & nearly perfect, and and and..... :)
Such is my life. The life of an educator. A public school educator.
No matter how much I maintain my specific schedule as a teacher, there will always be something to throw me off schedule. Always. This, my friends, is something I will never be able to ignore. What throws me off, you may ask? Pep rallies, meetings, off-campus activities, last minute work orders, pictures, classroom discipline, out-of-classroom discipline, running out of paper (and staples, tape, markers, etc.), emergency subbing during my planning because another teacher just didn't show up to freakin' work, parent phone calls, not being able to give grades below a 50 because we can't associate work ethic & effort with grades that are supposed to measure only mastery of materials, parent e-mails, pointless staff e-mails, lunch duty, library being closed, printer not working, computer crashing, paycheck miscalculated, etc.etc.etc.
But you know what makes it all worthwhile? Having students who respect you, and completely get involved with the things you're teaching, and bring you presents for your birthday, and stay after school to just talk, and acknowledge that you have high standards, and encourage others to work diligently, and turn in major assignments on time & nearly perfect, and and and..... :)
Such is my life. The life of an educator. A public school educator.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Rock Me Gently
Ay Caramba (sp?)!
Have I really been gone for nearly two weeks? Crikey. Well, dearest blogspottttter, I can tell you that it's been a necessary break. I had pneumonia and a bacterial infection in my lungs -- I had an extremely swollen face and neck due to all of it. Needless to say, I missed about a week of teaching. But I'm back and betta than eva! :)
I do apologize for leaving you all out! It happens from time to time, so forgive me.
My husband and I have made a huge life decision during my absence. We are going to move out of our current living quarters. Our place is entirely too small (quite clausterphobic, actually) for us to survive. I mean, hell, our kitchen is in our bedroom. Can it get any more cramped than that?
I watched something quite interesting on the telly the other day. "Sex in the Bible" on the History Channel. Watch it sometime--you'll be fascinated (if you're enamored with sexuality like I am [and no, being enamored with sexuality does not mean I am a sex addict!]).
I'm addicted to Puzzle Pirates. You should go join--It's free! :)
Until next time.
Have I really been gone for nearly two weeks? Crikey. Well, dearest blogspottttter, I can tell you that it's been a necessary break. I had pneumonia and a bacterial infection in my lungs -- I had an extremely swollen face and neck due to all of it. Needless to say, I missed about a week of teaching. But I'm back and betta than eva! :)
I do apologize for leaving you all out! It happens from time to time, so forgive me.
My husband and I have made a huge life decision during my absence. We are going to move out of our current living quarters. Our place is entirely too small (quite clausterphobic, actually) for us to survive. I mean, hell, our kitchen is in our bedroom. Can it get any more cramped than that?
I watched something quite interesting on the telly the other day. "Sex in the Bible" on the History Channel. Watch it sometime--you'll be fascinated (if you're enamored with sexuality like I am [and no, being enamored with sexuality does not mean I am a sex addict!]).
I'm addicted to Puzzle Pirates. You should go join--It's free! :)
Until next time.
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