So it all begins again, new faces, new classes, and a lot of the same old thing. It's a mix of exciting newness and energy as well as some dread for repeating problems. There's always hope for improvement.

Fall approaches and a chill comes into the air that makes everything seem a bit more alive. Friday night football games and marching band shows, parades and Kids' Day in the town square, hot chocolate, falling leaves, and a warm fire. There's a lot to enjoy here

New school year. I haven't blogged for awhile and I'm hoping to get back to it. The excitement of the new year is upon us and classes start tomorrow. We've already got ideas for Homecoming.

The Good Lifestyle

I've not blogged for awhile, but this song needs a place to live.

Okay, so I haven't posted anything for two months. Christmas and speech season kind of take me out of the blogging thing. However, my thoughts are still churning.

It's January and in my class the new semester means Shakespeare. Something about it is like coming home. The ego part of it is that I understand it better than anyone in the room, so I know that I really can explain and answer questions. The heart part of it is that there really is something about this guy's writing that reaches across the centuries and continues to live and thrive. Romeo & Juliet is probably the best thing that I teach to freshmen. So, the journey begins again. It's ironic that I never had it in 9th grade and that I didn't like Julius Caesar in 10th grade. It took MacBeth in Albrecht's World Lit. class to get me going. Short and sudden; the opposite of Hamlet. The drama continues with a new set of faces.