All About Me

Tomorrow, during Strike Day 9, my plan is to use my time on the picket line effectively.  There are a couple of letters I should write and it might be a good idea to avoid donuts, muffins, candy, etc. for a day.
However, I was ambling around the Nordstrom show department while my Mom and sister [...]

Strike Continues

The HUSD Teacher Strike has become much larger than I expected. It’s nearly 11pm and there’s been no indication of a resolution, so tomorrow will be Day 6. It’s indicative of the arrogance and inconsideration of the administrators toward their teachers and students, I believe. There was a lengthy teacher strike in [...]

Saturday Night with Mom

It seems like my Mom and I never spend quality time together anymore, which is strange…given our circumstances.  You know, the whole living across the hall from one another.  This evening we went to see “My Brother Marvin”…independent urban theatre at the Paramount in Oakland.  Serious singing and acting with a gospel essence.  This evening [...]

Spring Break Roundup

I never did get around to posting more photos from our strike days, so they will be part of this post. I’m freaked out that Spring Break is drawing to a close, but the non-work might last even longer. There has been no news about negotiations this week at all, which is very [...]

Ankle Troubles

My ankle has been killing me for nearly a month now, but Friday, Saturday and today I just gritted my way through a couple of jogs and playing basketball.  It is necessary.  Gotta do what it takes to uh…re-engage in a semi-active lifestyle.  The basketball is interesting; before the game starts I’m unable to do [...]

Picket, then Kick It

We went on strike today.  The story can be found on any Bay Area news outlet.  Oh, and here’s the YouTube link to that dispute synopsis.  Doing it before Spring Break was a good idea.  Disrupting, but not devastating, and it gives them over a week to get their shit together.  My sister sent me [...]

Happy Donut Lament

It’s been some time since I was last at Happy Donut.  Tonight I forgot my iPod so I’m writing this while trying to figure out what language this teenage girl could possibly be speaking.  There are a couple of guys playing chess down the table from me.  Does playing chess make a person smarter?  It [...]

L.A. Trip

This totally happened over a week ago, but if I haven’t posted it it’s new to you!!
It’s always good to go on vacation, but since they only last for a limited time there’s a constant impulse to optimize every minute. Vacations are supposed to be relaxing but the stress enters whenever there’s some indecision [...]