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  • the stages of teaching

    I am somewhere between stages 4 and 5. This is why I haven't been returning calls/emails/etc. Phase 1 You are listening to jazz -- Your first day at work is great. Your fellow teachers are wonderful, your classroom …

  • ow.

    So, I know I don't drink enough (any) orange juice. And I have lots of proof that I bruise easily. I also know that my neck/back is a mess, mostly thanks to two years of sleeping on the worst sofa pullout mattress in t…

  • Here's a poll: How do you think Sarah got this bruise? a) Playing baseball. It's such a violent sport. b) Playing basketball. It's how she broke her finger, the klutz. c) Sarah just doesn't drink enough orange j…

  • So I know today is almost over, but today is Blue Monday. Apparently this day has the ignominious status of being the day that people feel the most depressed. They tell me the only good thing about today is that it on…

  • I don't know what it is with me and the medical industry. Maybe it's just because we don't mix much, but it seems every time I go there's mass confusion. Like today. I had to get my hepatitis B shot and a TB skin test…

  • So my physiotherapist told me today I'm six degrees away from normal. I invite comment, serious or otherwise.

  • Since pictures and anecdotes and various sundries about our camping weekend are posted here, here, here, here, and potentially here, I'll post something completely unrelated. Dr. Beatty: *stating the painfully obvious* …

  • Well people, tax season is upon us. And this year, I get to file income tax in *two* provinces. How lucky is that. So I know youe all sick about hearing about my cracked up fingers, but you would not believe the amus…

  • Erin and Meghan are rating pretty high on the Weston Love-O-Meter these days, for taking me seriously. Megs sent me e-balloons, but only because she's a kajillion miles away and can't give them in person. *sob* And Erin…

  • Quotes for you: "Do you believe in notches or not?!?" --Aimee Budd, upon inspecting my dress pieces. Yes, I always accidentally cut those helpful notches off. "Archaeology: The study of ........... rocks." --Amelia F…