Friday, August 16, 2019

Random Tid Bits

  1. I have so many appointments coming up. I don't know how they all got shoved into late summer, but they did. Dentist Aug. 8 (writing this way early), Ears Nose Throat Aug. 26, OB with Mammogram Sept. 16, and I thought Isaak got braces early Aug., but that was just a consultation, so he gets them on Oct. 17. I try and schedule all this stuff when I don't teach. Thankfully the dentist will let me make appointments at 7 AM, so I do that. 

  2. School starts for me on Monday. I think I'm ready. I'm just nervous because we have the students punch into a hand punch to get an idea of who is here and who is not.

    I have to enter them all. Oh joy! It was actually accreditation's idea that we take attendance. Financial Aid loves it because they have record of when someone's last day was, if they drop out. 

    I hate it because I visually just take attendance. It's a breeding ground for germs. 

  3. The government makes me want to throw up. Maybe it's always been bad, but I was too young to care a whole lot.

    Some don't understand the Woman Marches, Black Lives Matter Marches, and Gun Violence Marches, but marches and protests have been going on for years and years. It's nothing new to stand up for yourself, and publicly show your support to a cause with joining a march.

    It's not just one side that upsets me, it's both. We've all gotten really good at pointing the finger, and not the thumb. It's good to admit we're all wrong with different things. Have a discussion about it. Solve problems, instead of divide ourselves up all the more. Aren't we all part of the problem?

    I have to say that I'm pretty proud of Senator John S. McCollister. He's a Republican living in a red state. He came out to reflect on something that would not be popular with much of his party. It's much easier to look the other way, point the finger, than to look a person in the eye and have a conversation about important topics. It's good to take ownership, and I for one am proud that he's not a follower, but instead a leader.



  4. One statistic that many do not talk about when it comes to mass shootings is the fact that the shooters are male. We discuss race, religion, politics and other background details, but leave out the sex as a key factor. 

  5. Even if you don't have boys, it's important to understand them!

    I know I've put this on here before, but if you haven't seen The Mask You Live in, it's an very important movie to watch!



  6. Another good one is Raising Cain. I read the book, and follow so much of what the phycologist Michael Thompson says! I had all sisters, and aunts growing up, so boys were knew to me. I had to learn to understand them. I see eye to eye with Michael Thompson so much. He did all his early research on girls, once the Columbine Shooting happened he switched gears and researched boys. This is long, so maybe listen to it like you would a podcast.

4 comments:

خريد بيت کوين در اصفهان said...

very ncie

Theresa Mahoney said...

I am all for marches and protests, but when you start wanting special treatment and not equality for all, that's where I draw the line. I've been watching these protests in Hong Kong and was really moved when I saw them waving the American flag and singing our anthem. It's a reminder that America is a beacon of light and hope for the oppressed. I think we tend to forget just how privileged we are to live in such an amazing country, we find little things to nitpick over and stir the pot. If we could find common ground and agree to try to build from there, instead of finger pointing, a lot more would get done, I'm sure.

Terra Heck said...

I don't trust government or politics, period.
That information about boys being mass shooters is interesting. I'll have to check it out.

mail4rosey said...

We are very fortunate to live where we do. So much is changing though, and not always for the better. It makes me worry for future generations, especially my own littles (who aren't so little).

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