Author Archives: mathdreads
Summer Vacation’s Here!
My last day at school was this past Thursday and despite sitting through a “never-ending” full faculty meeting (something which hardly ever happens, given the size of our faculty), I managed to complete my checkout process after the meeting by 10:30. And just to show that I cannot stop being a teacher “cold turkey,” I’d … Continue reading
Takes Two to Tango
Fire drill pranks…food fights…final exams. Yes, this school year’s coming to an end. I was so anxious to be over and done with this school year, that I took it upon myself to write the final exams for both the science subjects that I teach–much to the surprise of the other teachers since we were … Continue reading
Reading @ BookWoman Fri, June 3rd 7 to 8:30
Single, sexy, powerful women unite. In new author Teresa Y. Roberson’s outrageously naughty debut, Tribe of One, the band gets together to sing a common refrain. Yes, where have all the good men gone? For anyone who loves a saucy and daring tale of female espionage and uncanny spy tactics with great sex scenes, this … Continue reading
Enraptured with Life
This past Thursday, my students started asking me if I believed that the world would end on Saturday. As a way to comfort them, I said that this was about the fourth or fifth time that the world was allegedly going to end; so I was quite confident that an earthquake wouldn’t hit at 6 … Continue reading
Tornadoes & Technology
I’m not a gadget person. I don’t rush out to buy the latest geegaw. On the other hand, I don’t have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the latest technology. Something just has to breakdown. That alone is enough to motivate me to toss my technological dinosaur into the tar pit (acutally the proper … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Dance Weekend
Last Saturday, I called my mother. As soon as she answered, I enthusiastically said, “Happy Mother’s Day!” She hesitated a moment before saying, “Today’s not Mother’s Day.” I happily responded, “I know. I just wanted to practice!” She laughed for a solid minute, which was a far more valuable gift than the one that showed … Continue reading
Capoeira Conditioning
Coming fresh from a capoeira performance, I hit Zilker park all decked out in my best white capoeira uniform ready to condition–at least I thought I was. There are some activities that painfully remind me that I’m 40 years old and have less stamina than I used to. Capoeira, as my first teacher in Monterrey, Mexico … Continue reading
4/20 Smokeout
For most adults, April 20th was probably just another day, but for my high school students, 4/20 is a day signifying marijuana use–whether they actually use it or not, it became one of the many distractions that they juggled while in class. I had my own unintended 4/20 observance in the morning with my own … Continue reading
Unofficial 40.5 Birthday Celebration
Had I paused to think about it, I would have brought my camera with me on Saturday. Yet, I was in the midst of juggling several activities, starting with writing, filing my on-line sales taxes then dashing off to school in order to water the school garden and prune the spice plants, both to keep … Continue reading
Louisiana Swamp Thing Presents George Clinton & Parliment
As soon as I’d read that Buda (pronounced byu-DAH, despite its spelling), a small town a few minutes south of Austin was hosting a crawdad festival, officially called the “Louisiana Swamp Thing” that included a free plate of crawdads and all-day music with headliner George Clinton with Parliment, I immediately started singing “Atomic Dog.” My … Continue reading