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Real Life and Other Randomness: The Hurt Locker
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Thursday, April 16, 2015. I have a kid in one of my classes. She's a good kid, mostly. She has a good heart. She wants to be successful, deep down. But she's a kid I handle with care. Not like I'd hold a newborn baby or a crystal vase. More like how I might handle an explosive. In fact, in my mind, I call her "Hurt Locker". Other times, she has the blast pack strapped to her chest&...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: Big Dreams and Drive-Through Lines
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Saturday, November 2, 2013. Big Dreams and Drive-Through Lines. For the entirety of my childhood, all I ever wanted was a normal name. I would go into stores and browse racks of personalized clutter, always hoping that someone, somewhere, would realize the loneliness my 8 year old self was enduring. As you might expect, disappointment was plentiful. I've met a few more Deana's over...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: The Root
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Saturday, October 5, 2013. Today is World Teachers' Day. The fact that A) I didn't know this, and I'm a teacher and 2) it's on a Saturday is so frustratingly appropriate that I can only shrug and laugh. I only found out because one of my other favorite writers/teachers wrote a great piece about his 3rd grade teacher. It's great, and you should go read it here. Exhibit. It was h...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: Dreams Do Come True
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Friday, April 3, 2015. Dreams Do Come True. Once upon a time, a long time ago, I had a dream of being a writer. I kept diaries and journals full of bad poetry. I relished essay tests. And my high school English teacher forced me into any journalism event she could, helping me, eventually, into the only state medal I'd ever receive. My full-time job is as a teacher. Is an actual, re...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Saturday, January 18, 2014. The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog. The whole class watched as I sat at my laptop, transcribing his words without stopping. They were in awe that I could not only type without looking at keys but that I could also correct my mistakes without going back to look at them. Even if the man was reading the newspaper, he seemed to catch me. I'm kind of...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: For My Daddy Dean
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Monday, June 20, 2011. For My Daddy Dean. Holidays depress me. I'm not even talking the birth of Christ here. Or the pilgrimage away from our British oppressors. I'm kind of hard on even the sort of made-up ones. Today is Father's Day. And it totally depressed me. My father and his struggle. Because see this is where my spirituality begins to break. There are a hundred faults that ...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: Just a Little Line-Jumping
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Thursday, January 16, 2014. Just a Little Line-Jumping. Double sixes, buddy. Collect your eternal reward and understand that it was all worth it. Seriously. saints, healers, people who give up their seats on the subway, three-legged dogs. you can all just wait your turn. Jesus knows the patient and virtuous when He sees 'em. Believe me. There are lots of things I don't miss. As I w...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: The Best Belated Birthday Gift Ever
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Tuesday, January 17, 2012. The Best Belated Birthday Gift Ever. Three things to know about me:. 1 I'm a voracious reader. I was the kid staying up late, flashlight under the covers, finishing a book because I just HAD to finish the book. I still am. Always will be. Only now, I can just leave the light on. No way," I announced defiantly. "Not with time still on the clock. Th...Of co...
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Real Life and Other Randomness: Brothers
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Real Life and Other Randomness. Specializing in righteous indignation, illogical anger, and all-around absurdity since 1976. Monday, January 24, 2011. The running joke amongst my friends is this:. Hello My name is Deana. And this is my brother, Jimmy. And my other brother, Jimmy.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). People I Follow Relentlessly. But Not in a Creepy Way. Dead duck at 2am. PW FULL RSS FEED. The Real Full House. Gulf Shores here we come! Adult Curse Word Coloring Book Giveaway! New Years R...
