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It’s been over a year, and a tough one at that. But I’m not going to dwell on how difficult this past year was for me. It’s summer, and the world is open. I’ve been working on the novel, and that is, as Martha would say, a “good thing.”
The vegetable garden is in, the herb [...]
Filed by rsmith at June 24th, 2008 under personal
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We all look forward to it, but what does everyone actually do? I end up grading, and while I’d like to break the cycle I find that there is simply too much to do. So I have a plan for this weekend: grade a little, do a little housework, and then play a little. Sounds [...]
Filed by rsmith at February 16th, 2007 under personal
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Canyou believe I have the flu? First bronchitis and now the flu. And I got a flu shot! I hate being sick! I was up all night dealing with disgusting flu symptoms which are slow to go away. One of the worst things about illness, however, is the guilt that accompanies missing a day [...]
Filed by rsmith at January 24th, 2007 under personal
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It’s a 60% chance of snow, and supposed to fall down some time after midnight- yes! My students told me that if you sleep with your pajamas inside out and put a spoon under your pillow, then the snow fairies will see to it that school is cancelled. It’s so funny how students think their [...]
Filed by rsmith at January 18th, 2007 under Education, personal
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Could mid-terms be any more stressful? The students are nervous and feel frazzled, but the teachers are even more so. I was feeling so isolated and alone, drowning in the amount of work I have to do, when I came upon another miserable soul who has also dedicated her life to teaching. “How can I [...]
Filed by rsmith at January 17th, 2007 under Education, personal
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