Tennis season is in full swing. Which explains why I haven’t been active on the blog in about two months—and much appreciation to Leah for holding down the fort! I'm primarily a high school English teacher, but teachers often coach, and I do enjoy my time out on the courts and in the sun. The …
Continue reading In Brief: Almost Done With Tennis (Coaching) Season
Sunday night marks two weeks until school starts—give or take, anyway, since students return to classes on a Wednesday. So I'll no longer be sleeping in, and soon I’ll have to start wearing nicer clothes. But the work load shouldn’t be much different because I’m already in a bit of school already. I’m an English …
Continue reading In Brief: Time to Start Practicing My Teacher Voice
I have decided that this is what I want for dinner every night this summer: a fresh mix of green and pasta salad, filling enough to satisfy and cool enough for summer evenings. And, this salad got the Jeff stamp of approval. The best part is that you can use your favorite veggies here; anything …
Summer has hit, and though I’d like to say I’ve spent the last three weeks doing nothing but reading, instead it’s been a lot of cooking, cleaning, and errand running. Still, I have had time to go to the used book store, and I recently picked up Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker. …
Continue reading Finding and Reading the Original Star Wars Novelization
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