Maybe it's timing, coming right after the Corona virus just began to let up on us a bit. Omicron meant that many people, including me, got sick but not very sick. My country got rid of most rules to wear a mask and we were happy for four days, and then Russia invaded the Ukraine.... Continue Reading →
Ides of March
There's been dust coming up from the Sahara where I live. It arrived on the Ides of March, which was a day that just did not work at all for me. I didn't have a bad day, but just nothing really went as I hoped it would. And then the sky was yellow that day,... Continue Reading →
Faces
Since last Friday, mask mandates are gone where I live, except on public transportation, medical facilities and a few other exceptions. I'm going to see my student's faces for the first time tomorrow! In my sports classes, the kids didn't have to wear masks. One kid I'd had earlier in an English class for an... Continue Reading →
Time (and time again)
It's a wonderful thing to have time, but no one really does. If you think about how short life is, how few times you will do the things you love, or see the ones who matter most to you, it seems like those things are always around until they're not. Time has changed for me... Continue Reading →