What's on your mind

Here are my thoughts on remote Learning. I have both positive and negative points. Remember that these thoughts are from the point of view of this teacher. Positive Points: I love the short commute which means I can sleep in a little bit. I get up at 7:20 each morning instead of 5:30 I can go to the bathroom whenever I want. I don't have to wait until class ends and then worry about being late to my next class. This definitely helped me out with my kidney issues. I didn't have to worry about what outfit I was going to wear for the day. Since none was going to see me I just threw on shorts and a t-shirt every day I can eat lunch whenever I am hungry There was senior car parade. That was so much fun. I hope that is one Corona virus tradition we keep. Negative Points: I didn't get to be with my students. I missed the everyday interaction so much We didn't get to have the Mr. NHS show. I love this show and the boys worked so hard to put it together. W...

I want to congratulate all my fellow cancer survivors. I a so glad that I live in a time that a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. Thank you  to all the doctors and researchers coming up with new treatments and cures all the time. I was first diagnosed with a tumor in the middle lobe of my right lung in January of 2005. I had a PET scan on Thursday and I got a phone call from my doctor Friday afternoon saying he made an appointment for me with a thoracic surgeon for Tuesday because Monday was a holiday. Wasn't much longer until I had surgery to remove the lobe and the tumor. Turned out it was cancer but the surgery got everything and the lymph nodes were clear so the surgery cured me. I just needed 3 months to recover from the surgery. Ten years later, in June, my doctor told me I was clear. No need for any more scans after this many years,"IT" wasn't coming back.  YAY, I had a party to celebrate but the celebration didn't last long as I was diagno...