Bilbo Baggins best described how teachers and so many people involved in education feel. Teachers already juggle so much but now the workload has doubled or more with this new school year. We have theContinue reading
Month: September 2020
CRAW Region 1 Week 4 – Cooler and Faster
Monday, 53 minutes, 6.82 miles (.57 miles walking)I had some of the strangest dreams I can ever remember last night. I went through the motions in the morning of getting ready for the run butContinue reading
CRAW Region 1 Week 3 – Back on the Bike
Monday, 52 minutes, 5.86 miles (.65 miles walking)I got a slightly earlier start, not enough to add more minutes to the cool down but enough to tack on an extra minute. I have stuck withContinue reading
Performative Boycotts
[I originally posted this directly to Facebook Sunday morning but wanted to post here as well.] For over a week, I took a break of sorts from scrolling through social media (Instagram and Facebook). TheContinue reading
CRAW Week 2 – Black Lives Matter
Monday, 51 minutes, 6.18 miles (1.04 miles walking)Once again I read the Fast Women newsletter by Allison Wade and discovered that Laz had once again acted out of fear and asked a group to changeContinue reading
Gone Too Soon
Nine years ago I taught what I thought would be my last year, only my second year. I taught some cool kids that I remember but only vaguely. I focused on surviving, not building relationshipsContinue reading
CRAW Week 1 – From RAT to CRAWdad
So yes, I signed up for another long term virtual stage race, this one as part of a team where we try to complete the Circumpolar Race Around the World (CRAW.) We shall see whatContinue reading
Mental Organizing
Over the years I have discovered that I think better when I have a clean, organized space. Even the act of organizing helps relieve mental tension. Yet, many systems in my life still persist thatContinue reading