Have you read this? Have you read it to your students?

Greg Farr calls me a smartass and puts me in league with micsmith, an anonymous principal’s summer start-up blog.

With a first post entitled, “Names Have Been Changed To Protect Me,” and with an opening paragraph like this …

The following story is entirely made up and is in no way about anyone I have ever met or anyone I will ever meet in the future. In fact, I didn’t even write this blog. It just showed up like a stray cat. That’s my story and I am sticking to it. If I am sued, it is my hope that the court case will drag out for years and by then, God willing, I will be dead before any money exchanges hands.

… am I allowed to feel complimented by all this?

From Radar Festival, for Christian’s resource pile as he ponders a student film festival: the Top Ten Low-Budget Music Videos. The list comprises both one of his recent fascinations and one of my long-time favorites.

I washed my car at 06h00 today and then again at 06h08. Eight bucks apiece, eight minutes apart. The first one didn’t quite take for reasons I’ll get to shortly.

The Santa Cruz pines were carving up the early morning sun and I had Explosions in the Sky running through my stereo – a wordless band which has transformed even the most unassuming moments into things both eerie and forbodingA band which also provides musical support to everyone’s favorite football drama which hasn’t a hope at a third season. If you’re into that kind of trivia. I didn’t need the help. These days have been plenty eerie on their own.

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I enjoyed and winced at Jeffrey’s catalogue of Demons of a Young Teachers. I’d always assumed perfectionism was more angel than demon, but I’ll give her a closer look next year.