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The 80s

Posted by: dateacher on: May 27, 2009

So on this summer break so far I’ve had the TV on during some of my projects.  There’s really not much on “daytime” television.  I knew this because during the academic year I have Fridays off.
In the last couple years, I’ve tried hard to steer clear of  the morning news programs and the daytime talk [...]

Opening Day

Posted by: dateacher on: April 6, 2009

Well, it’s opening day for one sport close to my heart and closing day for another.  It’s a pretty superb day when I get to watch my favorite baseball team play (even if they lose to the Baltimore Orioles) in the late afternoon, and then that same night I’m able to watch my favorite college [...]

What do you do?, play edition

Posted by: dateacher on: March 25, 2009

We work hard, and hopefully we play just as hard.
I’ve discussed before my obsession with sports.  However, my participation in such sports was limited due to asthma and allergies.  My coordination also played a factor.  I did play hard when I played though.  There were backyard whiffle ball tournaments and driveway basketball games in my [...]

Games People Play

Posted by: dateacher on: December 11, 2008

I’ve been spending the last several Tuesdays and Wednesdays with my 9-year old goddaughter as she recovers from ankle surgery.  Over this time we’ve been bonding over several things from school work to games.  During this time she’s had a home-bound teacher come to her house 3 days a week for about 2 hours each [...]