Black Friday

Next week will be Thanksgiving then Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and so on.  We, as a society, have created a season of holidays beginning with Halloween and not ending until January.  Add to that, with the Winter breaks being extended and the Super Bowl not arriving until February, it gives us over 4 months of Holiday cheer.  Let’s hope that is the case, however, the weather reports say El Nino is going to be big.  We need the rain..alot of rain.  We just don’t need monster hail, hurricane winds, and neighborhood floods.  Maybe my holiday wish this year will be that everyone’s roof holds up to the weather.  It’s not a flashy wish, but if your roof fails, I don’t want to be the guy that didn’t send the well wish.  Take pause in the things that matter this weekend.  Have a unbelievable weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Bad Moon Rising – CCR)

Take a Pause

 We have arrived at the middle of November and soon we will be closing out the semester.  Before it arrives, take note of how far your students have come.  In this high paced world of education, we all keep looking up the mountain at what we have yet to climb.  Every now and then, it is refreshing to stop and reflect on the distance covered.  Celebrate that with your class.  I’m sure all students could use an ‘attaboy’ about this time of the semester.  As we experience the short days and short tempers this season brings, a pause may be the perfect remedy.  If not, there is still hot chocolate or cider, blankets to sit under, and plenty of good books, games, or movies to enjoy.  Have a incredible weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Rock this Town – Stray Cats)

Veteran's Day wish

Veteran’s Day is here next Wednesday and I wouldn’t feel right not mentioning it. We have so much with which to be thankful.  Though we may have our differences of opinion, squabbles over political ideals, or other daily challenges that present themselves, we are fortunate.  All it takes is a conversation with a visitor from another country to remind us that we live in a really cool place.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to speak to a foreign visitor, do yourself a favor, speak to an individual in the military that has been deployed.  Their words will be politically correct, but their face will tell the story.  I know this first hand as my son is currently deployed in Afghanistan.  I have been lucky enough to speak to him on Skype and his words say one thing, but his face tells the story.  We have it really good.  With that, my wish and hope is that all our deployed military make it home safe.  As we all know, hope is not a strategy but it’s all I have.  Have a dazzling weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Rock the Casbah – The Clash)