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Hello, friends. Sometimes I’m all over the place. Today has been like that. I’ve done some running around because a snowstorm is coming and I needed to move my Dad’s minivan because of a parking ban where he lives. Then I had to get some gas and get some lunch. My Crohn’s Disease has been…

Hello, friends. Bruce Springsteen’s “Radio Nowhere” was a single on his 2007 album Magic. The album, as a while, was a response to life in George W. Bush’s Post-9/11 America. I find a lot of the album relevant now. The same happened between 2016-2020, too. This weekend, though, a line from “Radio Nowhere” keeps running…

Hello, friends! This past week was The Longest Week In The School Year. The week before Christmas or Winter Vacation. A full five days took roughly five months to pass. But here I am on the other side and I have a full two-week break, which is unheard of these days. Anyway, let’s me get…

Hello, friends. Part of the title of this update is, of course, referencing the famous meme with the dog sitting in the burning house, saying, “Everything’s fine,” because that’s what it feels like. I have some Thoughts and I’m not sure I should share them. I probably will eventually because I feel like I must…

Hello, friends! Things that I’ve been worried about for months will be settled for good or for ill on Monday. I know at least a little of what is about to happen and while it settles some anxiety it causes new anxiety. I’ve considered calling former students to arms (not literal) for months now but…

Hello, friends! Is it possible to clench your jaw so hard that it snaps off, flying across the room and hitting someone in the forehead? I’m asking, as the kids say, for a friend. The sun is shining on this mid-March Saturday, the sound (noise) of children playing outside is coming through the sliding glass…

Hello, friends! I’m writing this later on Saturday night than I normally do and might have to finish this tomorrow. Things were busy today and I couldn’t get myself to the computer. This week was a good one but it had one bad moment. On Monday, I started a new medication and it didn’t agree…

Hello, friends! Another great week being Mr. Gauthier. Stress, heartache, anger, and fear have become the norm since 2020 but especially right now. That said, there have been some pluses. I had a student tell me I was their favorite teacher ever, which is always nice to hear. With vacation this week, there’s a bunch…

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I believe Harlan Ellison said something like the starving artist is a myth perpetuated by those who don’t wish to pay the artist. I believe he said something to the effect of, “There’s no nobility in starving for one’s art.” He was talking about writing, of course. But it came to me a lot a…