Is anyone reading this? Doesn't seem to me that anyone is. This has been a weird week and if you are part of the Northern Lebanon community, you know what I am talking about. It's just weird.

I haven't had a lot of time to digest things. I graded papers last night. I also spend nearly an hour on the phone changing addresses and things like that. I'm always a bit apprehensive about moving forward with those things. Since my wife and I are married, we bought a home in Womelsdorf in 1982, sold that and bought a home in Myerstown in 1984. We sold that home and bought another home in Myerstown somewhere around 1987 or 88. Don't remember exactly except that I was teaching here. In 1990, we sold that home and built a home here in Jonestown where we have lived ever since. That's four settlements, and though some were interesting, none ever fell through. Then why is that my fear? We are supposed to settle a week from today. I have no real reason to doubt that we will encounter any problems. So my fear it really an irrational one.

I want to dispel a rumor. I hate when kids don't succeed in my class. Some students feel as though teachers are out to get them. As for me, that couldn't be further from the truth. Balancing what I know is best for the kids and having them not be totally turned off by what goes on in English class is a constant stuggle. When a student fails, I somehow think I failed. An in many ways, that's true. I can make a lot of excuses, but realistically, I bear some of the responsibility. Not all, but some.

I had an offer to golf today. I should have taken it.

Palmyra. We will live very close to Lowes and I love Lowes. It's a man store. It's got tools and wood and wires and tools and more tools. Bribe me with Lowe's gift cards. Kidding of course.

Corpulence. That's a funny word. It's a fancy way of saying obese.

Pedantic. I like that one too. It means having an ostentatious view of one's own intelligence. Ostentatious means showy. So if you are pedantic, it means you are showing off how smart you are. Some people wonder why we don't just say that.

Cur. I like that one. It means worthless dog.

Misogyny. Hatred of women. Misanthrope. Hatred of humanity.

When we had kids, it was hard to name them because of associations with former students.

I think when we move we will be without cable for like 24 hours. No internet, no cable, for 24 hours. I'll have to go somewhere. Maybe I'll go to Lowes.

I need a hobby. I have hand tools but I don't have anything like a table saw or scroll saw. I will have room for that, a little workshop, which I've always wanted but never had before. I do worry about my finders though because of playing guitar and all.

This has been a rambling wreck of an entry. Please, someone read me.