Red sky in morning, sailors take warning. This time tomorrow may be snowy here in eastern NC!

If you’re wondering how my day has gone, I told one class to have a thrilling Thursday instead of a terrific Tuesday earlier. School days in December should be studied. They are so long. 😭

I need to grade papers or plan lessons. Instead, I’m going down another Internet rabbit hole. Why am I like this?!

"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”

Ursula K. Le Guin .

My dog just woke me up at 4:30 to slowly emerge from her blanket cocoon and scoot around under the bed. Then she returns to her blanket cocoon to go back to sleep. Lord, have mercy…

I guess it’s time for my weekly shutdown. Friday nights are for lounging around after a “short” teaching week. 😪