My whole family says so. My mom always states that I closely resemble my paternal grandmother, though I personally think I look more like her mother, aka my paternal great-grandmother. That spicy personality I have? Yeah, might have come from one or both of them. …
Read MoreSpreadsheet Hell
So, I do have a spreadsheet of my fossil/cast specimens. It’s got over 700 entries, and I know I’ve missed a few. There’s about 800 actual items in my museum, though some have the same accession number (because no way on this good earth am …
Read MoreTchotchkes, Or, How To Lose A Sale In Thirty Seconds
And here’s your moment of irrational annoyance, courtesy of someone who didn’t mean ill by it, but aggravated me anyway. I’m always on the hunt for curio cabinets for my museum. Yes, I already have a bunch, but I particularly need ones that have doors …
Read MoreI Am Done. It Is Finished.
The school year…not writing. I’ll be at that until the day I die and get to go and make whatever supreme being out there utterly insane. You’ve been warned, whatever you are! I’m not going to say that I write as a survival mechanism, but …
Read MoreNot Today, Creepy House With Shag Carpet In The Bathroom
Back in college, my folks decided that I couldn’t stay in the dorms anymore. There were a multitude of reasons, not least of which was when the guy next door to use tried to get into our room with a credit card and then peed …
Read MorePlease Explain How My Generation Survived The Playground
No, seriously…have you seen the playground gear my generation had? And that was at the start of the ‘safety conscious’ era. Most of my classmates and I were still using the old stuff. Like these things: I don’t remember if my friends and I had …
Read MoreFixing Stuff, And Copper Carnival Horse Prizes From The 1950’s
Teachers wear a lot of hats. On any given day, we might be a teacher, surrogate parent, referee, counselor, sounding board, you name it. In my case, I’m also a repairwoman. I used to make jewelry as a side business, and while that hustle went …
Read MoreMigraines, Nurtec, and MRI Weirdness
Ooof…talk about your roller coaster weeks! The school year did get extended (boo!) but they also pushed back MAP testing by a week (yay!). I doubt we will get all of the current unit covered by the end of the year, but we should be …
Read MoreThe Migraine Mystery Is (Semi) Solved!
Well that was enlightening. I changed doctors, this time to one who specializes in migraines. They have gotten much worse in the past couple months, including me getting two weather-induced ones. That’s never happened before, so it was a touch concerning. Also, my current medication …
Read MoreNew Website!
1-5-2025 Good evening, and happy Snow Day! Oh, wait, I forgot not everyone is in the Midwest. We just got belted by Winter Storm Blair, and Missouri’s in a State of Emergency. So, I don’t have school tomorrow. I’m sure my students are bouncing off …
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