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Written June 23, 2024 One of my favorite fruits is Cherry.  I found a new cherry for me. The Rainier cherry.  It is so sweet and they are big. The Bing cherry was my go to, but no more!! It’s about the Rainier cherry!! I actually want to go to an orchard and pick cherries. […]

Written on June 12, 2024   Published on June 14, 2024  3:00am PST I love to read. Currently, I am working on two books.  Dr. Maureen Stout’s The Feel-Good Curriculum:  The Dumbing Down of America’s Kids in The Name of Self-esteem and Dr. Phil’s We’ve Got Issues. Dr. Phil’s book is highly recommended. From his book,

Written on May 26, 2024.  1:34pm – PST.  Published on May 31, 2024.  3:00am – PST ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ladies and Gentlemen, congratulations!!  This is the day you have worked so hard to enjoy.  Also, this is the day when mom and dad feel – old. There are so many topics I have to choose from, but

Written May 9, 2024.  Published May 10, 2024  3:00am PST December 2007 – I was part of a meeting with the superintendent, principal, department chair, union president, and two band parents.  The meeting was about the administration misappropriating state funds.  That is enough for you to know.  For some strange reason two months later, in

Written on April 28, 2024  Published Same Day. I have written about this topic before.  And…I don’t think I am going to write enough about the topic. Following a misunderstanding from a student, I was placed on paid administrative leave only to be allowed to return to the classroom TEN WEEKS LATER.  I am grateful

Written and published on April 9, 2024 “I knew I had lost my my cellphone when I didn’t have the weight of it in my pocket,” said my Chaplain.  THAT’S IT!! Our cellphone is our contemporary millstone. When I searched for millstone, I found this.  The first paragraph I read, “In various Biblical stories, millstones

Been too long… I recently did a “Two Minutes (possibly three) with Paul” on the topic of “Constitutional Republic.” Then, with in a day of posting that video, I heard there is a 2023 statement by a UTAH STATE – again, STATE – school board member, Carol Barlow Lear.  “I’m not a fan of preserving

Originally Published on March 21, 2020.  Wow!!  Just a reminder:  On October 6, 2021 - a year later - I was given the directive by the Roseville Joint Union High School District (there were five people in the room) to not tell my students, "I love you."  And then, I read this post (did not

Originally published on March 12, 2020 at 11:01pm.  Thought I would share it again on February 28, 2024.   As strange as it sounds, I was doing really well today until I saw things being canceled.  I had today off from school – not because of COVID-19.  There were mid-terms for period one and two and

Written on February 13, 2024 at 9:46am.   Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2024  3:00am (PST) Today, I had a friend share with me this article “Toxic Workplace Leads to Employee Suicide at LA County Department of Public Health.” My friend shared this article with me with the understanding she believes I have been bullied.  She