Circe's Sister

Many happy returns!!

One of my former students came to my classroom to geek out about the 5th of November, because she remembered that I talked about it in class last year, and I don't think I have ever been so touched

One of the history insta accounts I follow said that the shutdown is the coup, and now I can't stop thinking about it.

The only down side is that the 9 year old was steadily munching candy through the entire thing, and is now bellowing "CHARGE!!!!" at the top of his lungs while running around the house

Watched Arsenic and Old Lace with the kids this evening after trick or treating, and what a BRILLIANT movie! They were all cracking up, especially the 17year old!

Just vagueposting on the face book, but it is all Theodore Roosevelt quotations aimed at my MAGA family members...

This is one of those stories Americans have told themselves forever. William Jennings Bryan says this almost exactly in Cross of Gold in 1896.

I showed my teenage son a picture of the White House demolition, and he was so indignant that he squawked.

It is my favorite time of the year: tomorrow I get to tell my students about Alice Roosevelt and Emily Spinach

You are right near my hometown!

Does he already know about They Might Be Giants Alphabet of Nations? It is less comprehensive, but also less annoying.

It was also self indulgent and STUPID.

The new T. Kingfisher is creepy as FUCK.

Because there is no justice in this world.

My kids have been really into Winnie the Pooh and Pinocchio around those ages.

My kids also love Wings of Fire, but the audiobook narrator is SO ANNOYING!

I am going to show these to my daughter. So cute!

Nah, couldn't possibly...

I also have not read Dracula, but love The Historian! We should form a club

It seems to be running its course in my school, but it has been an obnoxious month or so.

Can't decide whether I'm more jealous of insects, who have their skeleton on the outside and get to see it all the time, or of octopuses, who have no skeleton and are free of the hegemony of the rigid.

I am rereading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (which should be REQUIRED for every American IMHO) and a major theme is that when you dehumanize other people, you really dehumanize yourself.

(unions inventing sunday evening) we need a dedicated time to worry about the workweek

YouTube video by Sparke Films Primitive War | Official Theatrical Trailer

Why did nobody tell me about this movie?!? This was manufactured in a lab for me specifically
youtu.be/ixXxdWY6d68?...

Literally all I need is a medication refill, but since it has been a year they made me come in. Such a waste of time.

I have another appointment on the other side of town in an hour and a half, and at this rate, I don't know if I am going to make it

I am not crazy to think this is completely unprofessional, right?

I left work early for a Dr appointment thinking I would be gone for an hour and would make it back in time to finish up a few things and pick up my kids. I spent an hour and 15 min in the waiting room and am still waiting in the exam room.

The kitten has started peeing in random places, and I am Seriously Displeased.

At least he is cute, I guess.

Being a teacher means having grudges against certain publishers for the poor quality of their binding.
Signet Classics, I'm looking at you as pages shower out of students' books all around my classroom