“There is nothing to fear except fear itself,” was once proclaimed, or so I vaguely recall. There is probably more context to that quote*, but I’m an…… Read more “Pre-University Thoughts #1”
Category: School
Sense of Belonging
The assignment for my Spanish class over the weekend was to watch El Norte, a 1983 film about a brother and sister who are forced to flee…… Read more “Sense of Belonging”
Punishment
One would think that there have been enough studies done that have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that negative discipline, or punishment, does not work.…… Read more “Punishment”
Summer School and IFS-Part 2
No lie, last week was rough. School was already stressing me out, and then Friday happened. Evangelicals with their ideas that you cannot have freedom unless you…… Read more “Summer School and IFS-Part 2”
Normal
I’m not entirely sure why humans insist on trying to keep up the “normal” under our current situation. I got a call from my 2nd son’s teacher…… Read more “Normal”
The New Normal
I’ve written several blogs over the past few weeks. None of them have made it to publication. And perhaps this one will not either. I try, as…… Read more “The New Normal”
Realistically
Today was supposed to be the “back to mostly normal” day. Go back to work. Go back to school. Then came the email last night to let…… Read more “Realistically”
Back to Work
And here we are, going back to work. But, of course, not actually going anywhere. Tomorrow I will be training on Zoom to learn how to do…… Read more “Back to Work”
Doldrums
And we’ve only just started. https://youtu.be/1s8nRL2bPCU The best song about boredom ever. 😀 The chance that we all go back to school and work as soon as…… Read more “Doldrums”
Friday–The Thirteenth
Sure, if you say so… Friday was the weirdest day of my life. I can honestly say no day in the last 50+ years has been so…… Read more “Friday–The Thirteenth”
