Author: Brad (Page 2 of 1413)

I’m sorry this post is going up late – technical difficulties…

My tire pressure light is on in my truck.

I keep forgetting about it, because I drove like that for years and years with my old truck.

I hope it’s not a serious issue of some kind. I haven’t noticed any of my tires looking flat.

Yesterday was voting day in many states. In California, there was only one thing on the ballot – a proposition. It’s interesting being in a state where the citizens can vote directly on issues.

Voting early by mail is really easy here, but I didn’t do it. I don’t know if it’s because I’m a procrastinator, or because I like voting in person. I voted at a park not far from my house.

Yesterday during my planning period, I went down a serious rabbit hole planning for Seventh Grade History.

The seventh graders study the Medieval Period in history class, and they are currently in Europe. Their text book section was about William the Conqueror and the Normans attacking England and winning.

At the time, the English were speaking Old English, or Anglo-Saxon. The Normans spoke French, and as they took control, the two languages smashed together to make Middle English, the daughter of the English language we all speak.

I was fascinated to read about it. THIS was my favorite article. I love the author’s writing style, (but warning – there are some censored swear words). I printed out a segment of the article (with no swear words) for the kids, but didn’t end up having them read it, because we had read from the text book already. If you’re short on time, but want to check out the article, skip down to the last section titled: “A Linguistic Legacy”.

I was excited to talk about the whole thing in class. And I found a lesson on Teachers Pay Teachers that showed the kids how to write a poem using Middle English and Nonsense words. The kids wrote such fun poems! I loved it!

I worked at school yesterday. My Brick device has worked well for day-to-day use, but I don’t think it’s going to work for Sundays. I’m too creative at using unblocked things for time wasting.

I did get my work done yesterday, but it took me a long time. Add to that the time change, and it was dark by the time I left school yesterday. The Early Dark is here.

I have been thinking more and more about my phone usage. I would really like to cut back. I’m not sure how best to do it. Maybe I only use a cell-connected watch when I’m at school? Maybe I get a phone that just does talk and text? I would love to get this monkey off my back, but I don’t know how. Can I check myself in to a detox center for phones?