Sushi Yum

So today, my intern brought sushi rolls to work. They were the real deal, not the California rolls I play around with. She had seen all of my kiddos try the wasabi sauce the other day, and today, she let them all try one of the rolls. I had one too. It was my first [...]

You Get the Ghetto You Pay For

I found a lot very close to where my brother lives for only $2000. I know, you get what you pay for. Still, I had to go and look, anyway. It was a shallow lot with a lot of clearing that needed to be done. Really, that wouldn’t be a problem. The problem was when [...]

Tis the Season for Fighting and Smoking

I’m getting three new kids on Monday. This is a relief, because I thought we were getting nine. The six other kids they were going to send were fighting. They decided to give them in-school suspension instead. I’m getting the kids who were caught smoking weed. You see, smoking weed is a much more dire [...]

Build or Buy?

I am still in the midst of my decision-making crisis. At least I’m not being impetuous. I found an inexpensive lot over close to where my brother lives. So I’m thinking, build gradually and have no mortgage later, or buy ready to move in? And then there’s the question of whether or not I really [...]

Papers

I gave the kids a picture of someone and told them to create a character out of him. Then I told them to imagine that he was a new student coming into our classroom. The results were very interesting. Some of the students had the guy pulling pranks, of course, but for others, the character [...]

Hissing and Snarling

The cat thing has gone too far. Sage saw a man walking around looking for the restroom, hissed at him and then made a clawing motion at his back. Thank goodness the man was oblivious to his actions. I lost all sense of how to “say the right thing” and snarled, “Don’t act crazy!” He [...]

Good Books?

I’m rereading The Poisonwood Bible. Dang is that a great book. You’ve got the incredible characterization, the exotic setting, a genuine historical conflict added into the primary conflict and some really great social commentary. It’s that last one that really grabs me. Why can’t books like this be written more often? I get tired of [...]

Rebate!

I got my refund back already! Unbelievable! I walked down to the bank today and immediately put it in my savings account. I think I’m going to take a Sharpie and draw a picture of a house on my wallet. How’s that for motivation? Now if I can just figure out where I want the [...]

Get Started in Real Estate

Last summer, I was seriously thinking about getting my appraiser’s license. I haven’t done so because I can’t seem to decide where exactly it is where I want to live. At any rate, I’ve found another resource that offers real estate sales training, appraisal training and much more. One of the trainings offered is a [...]

Obsessed With Meow Meows

I’m reading a book called How to Live With a Neurotic Cat with Sage. Its target audience is middle-aged people, but Sage just loves it. He fell off the chair last night while we were reading. He wants to be a cat. He is dressed up as one now, in the Halloween costume that I [...]