If you are not a parent than you don't understand how the resumption of school can impact your own life. You don't have to worry about school clothes, picture day, homework, science fairs, classroom size, extra-curricular events, PTA and a thousand other things fall down upon your head.
Don't get me wrong, I am a huge proponent of education. Every day I tell my children that there are few things in life that are as important as learning. It is a mantra that they will never forget.
But if I didn't tell you that I sometimes hate all that goes with it I would be lying. As much as I enjoy working with the kids and watching them learn, I also enjoy not having to worry about all of this crap.
I have three meetings this week that are all school related. Evenings are going to be packed full of nonsense. I am going to hear the same rules, same suggestions and same shpiel again. But I cannot skip it. I can't miss out because there are too many other things tied into them.
Can you say politics. I knew that you could.
To quote Dr. King, "I have a dream that one day no meeting will start late and that all of the information will be pertinent. I have a dream that the people running the meeting will not allow others to sidetrack us and that they will supply us with real coffee.
I have a dream....
What can I say, it is just a dream, for now. What I do know is that one of these days I'll try to put myself in a position of power just so that I can gain some more control over how some of these things go. I already volunteer, so I might as well jump in feet first.
Let the people start complaining that I can't run a meeting instead of me complaining that they can't. Except the thing is, I can run a meeting. I do it all the time.
That is all for now.
Chrome- Google's New Browser
Unless you have been living in the land of the burning river or trapped beneath a heavy object you should be aware that Google has developed a web browser called Chrome. You can find reviews of it here and here.
Earlier today I downloaded a copy to play with. I'll let you know what I think, just give me a few days to get a sense of things.
Earlier today I downloaded a copy to play with. I'll let you know what I think, just give me a few days to get a sense of things.
Useful Information
As a point of reference some of my favorite posts are listed under the Useful Information label.
The Disappearing Accent
A while back I was listening to the Shmata Queen's strong southern accent and noticed that every time she began to sing it would disappear. Now mind you every time she started to sing I wanted to disappear, but I digress. Good thing that I have fast feet and fast hands or I might be severely bruised.
Anyhoo, it remind me of something that I noticed as a kid, the disappearing accent. More specifically I remember being at a house at which The Mike Douglas show was on. In between Soupy Sales comments Mike had some guy on. I can't remember who, but I remember he sang a song and then followed it up by engaging in a conversation with Mike.
Nothing all that unusual about that other than I noticed that he had a British accent that was there when he spoke but disappeared when he would sing. I found the whole thing fascinating. I remember being very interested in listening to various artists speak and sing. I just couldn't figure out how they sounded normal while singing but not while speaking.
Come to think of it, I don't think that I have ever learned why this happens, just that it does. I shall have to add that to my list of things to learn.
And for those who are interested here are some posts that just might be related, or not.
Where Are You From?
Do You Have An Accent?
How Do I Respond to This?
Women and the Look of Death
The Phone Sex Surprise
Anyhoo, it remind me of something that I noticed as a kid, the disappearing accent. More specifically I remember being at a house at which The Mike Douglas show was on. In between Soupy Sales comments Mike had some guy on. I can't remember who, but I remember he sang a song and then followed it up by engaging in a conversation with Mike.
Nothing all that unusual about that other than I noticed that he had a British accent that was there when he spoke but disappeared when he would sing. I found the whole thing fascinating. I remember being very interested in listening to various artists speak and sing. I just couldn't figure out how they sounded normal while singing but not while speaking.
Come to think of it, I don't think that I have ever learned why this happens, just that it does. I shall have to add that to my list of things to learn.
And for those who are interested here are some posts that just might be related, or not.
Where Are You From?
Do You Have An Accent?
How Do I Respond to This?
Women and the Look of Death
The Phone Sex Surprise
Goodbye Jerry Reed
I enjoyed his singing and of course I loved Smokey and the Bandit.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Jerry Reed, a singer who appeared in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died of complications from emphysema at age 71, his longtime booking agent said Tuesday.
Dear Tooth Fairy Part II
Part one can be found here.
So I have confirmed that the boy is serious about having a sitdown with the fairy. A short time ago I found that he had set up an elaborate trap that he planned to use to capture the fairy. I wish that I could show you a picture, but it wouldn't make sense to you.
In fact the only reason it made sense to me was that one time when I was playing with him he built the trap with me to capture the "monster." So having seen the trap before I knew exactly what i was and why it was there.
It made me smile. The kid has the same one track mind that I do. Once he decides to do something you need to get with the program or get out of the way. Anyway, the trap got me thinking about what the fairy looks like.
You can blame this upon Disney, but I always imagined the fairy as having the ability to fly. Assuming that my image of the fake fairy is accurate the trap won't work. It is located on the floor so the fairy will just fly over it.
But, I can't say that my son's idea of the fairy matches my own. So I need to confer with the lad and ask. The whole thing makes me chuckle. I am trying to help improve his trap to catch the fake fairy. But then again maybe he figures that this trap will prove that it is one or both of his parents.
After all, if you can't fly you'll probably get tripped up in the trap and voila, the fairy is caught. Something tells me that he has watched Scooby Doo one time too many.
So I have confirmed that the boy is serious about having a sitdown with the fairy. A short time ago I found that he had set up an elaborate trap that he planned to use to capture the fairy. I wish that I could show you a picture, but it wouldn't make sense to you.
In fact the only reason it made sense to me was that one time when I was playing with him he built the trap with me to capture the "monster." So having seen the trap before I knew exactly what i was and why it was there.
It made me smile. The kid has the same one track mind that I do. Once he decides to do something you need to get with the program or get out of the way. Anyway, the trap got me thinking about what the fairy looks like.
You can blame this upon Disney, but I always imagined the fairy as having the ability to fly. Assuming that my image of the fake fairy is accurate the trap won't work. It is located on the floor so the fairy will just fly over it.
But, I can't say that my son's idea of the fairy matches my own. So I need to confer with the lad and ask. The whole thing makes me chuckle. I am trying to help improve his trap to catch the fake fairy. But then again maybe he figures that this trap will prove that it is one or both of his parents.
After all, if you can't fly you'll probably get tripped up in the trap and voila, the fairy is caught. Something tells me that he has watched Scooby Doo one time too many.
Dear Tooth Fairy
Late last night the big guy lost another tooth, giving him a grin that makes him look a bit like Leon Spinks. So he followed the proper procedure for disposing of said teeth. He went to the kitchen and placed the tooth in a plastic bag and then placed it beneath his pillow.
Shortly thereafter the "tooth fairy" took the tooth and replaced it with a little cash.
In the morning he woke up and was pleased to discover that his personal fortune had grown. And then for reasons only understood by little boys he decided that he wants all of his teeth back. I asked him why and didn't really get a response.
"Dad, we need to send a letter to the tooth fairy asking for my teeth back," he said. A moment later he told me that he wasn't entirely sure that the tooth fairy was real. "I think that it might be you or mom, but since I haven't seen you do it I am not sure.
He then explained that he intends to skip school so that he can sleep all day. The goal is to be able to stay up all night so that he might confront the tooth fairy and force him/her to return his teeth.
I told him that school was far more important than finding the fairy, but he insisted otherwise. I suppose that we are going to find out whether this is really about the fairy and his "missing" teeth or just a ploy to avoid starting school again.
Time will tell.
Shortly thereafter the "tooth fairy" took the tooth and replaced it with a little cash.
In the morning he woke up and was pleased to discover that his personal fortune had grown. And then for reasons only understood by little boys he decided that he wants all of his teeth back. I asked him why and didn't really get a response.
"Dad, we need to send a letter to the tooth fairy asking for my teeth back," he said. A moment later he told me that he wasn't entirely sure that the tooth fairy was real. "I think that it might be you or mom, but since I haven't seen you do it I am not sure.
He then explained that he intends to skip school so that he can sleep all day. The goal is to be able to stay up all night so that he might confront the tooth fairy and force him/her to return his teeth.
I told him that school was far more important than finding the fairy, but he insisted otherwise. I suppose that we are going to find out whether this is really about the fairy and his "missing" teeth or just a ploy to avoid starting school again.
Time will tell.
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