While I only enter this underworld a few times a month, I know enough about substitute teaching to flash the gang sign. What is it you might ask? Why the open hand begging for help from the assistant principal, of course.
Substitute teachers talk among themselves about the best gigs. Some are sold on high school, others on the [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Substitute Teaching and Survival
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Valentine’s Day Romance
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For me, Valentine’s Day is pressure-free.
Granted, I look anything but romance-driven in my shopping spree for my bride. You know that guy you see rummaging through the card aisle and candy section for a last-minute buy? That’s me. February 13, 4:30 PM, to be exact. But there was no stress. This year I picked out a [...]
Grief in the Gray
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On one of those tired evenings when I hoped to make sense of this thing we call grief, I jotted down a few of the mysteries of the malady. Feel free to add to the list in a response.
#1 Despite our self-centered leanings, we deeply need people. Ours is a culture drowning with solitary visions, but [...]
Trading Dollars for Dimes
Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I cannot shake a recent conversation from my brain.
During a visit to a hospital, I engaged someone in small talk that led to a large confession. Her husband no longer lived with her and their children, and he was not welcome back because he would not surrender his extra-marital affair. Bad enough, but it gets worse. The affair was [...]
