I was a teacher for short, busy bits of my life in Hawaii; a sort of Have Chalk, Will Travel mercenary. I taught English, Math, and Science as a contract/substitute teacher for all sizes of students: K thru Seniors – Senior Citizens that is: I taught two terms of GED Math and Science to Asian…
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Pencil Sharpener?
I am working for a few days at a high tech firm populated by lots of engineers and scientists. Folk are so high tech so that low tech is likely banished. Or so it seems. I have spent an inordinate amount of time wandering around the building looking for a pencil sharpener.
Hurrahs! for Abby
Sixteeen year old Abby Sunderland did not quite make it around the world in her sail boat because she lost much of her mast in a storm-swelled seas in the long, wide bit of the Indian Ocean. Many think it was foolish of her attempt the voyage.Others blame her parents for “irresponsibilty”; including a grumpy…
The Nights I Fly
There are nights when I fly. Really: I fly in my dreams. There I be, a hero in an adventure, often leading others; or sometimes just doing a solo stint – and I think “Time to fly”, and up I soar, laughing and joyous. The wind swirls round me; my spirit flows.