I recently read the memoir Chasing Tarzan. It made me recall many moments in my own youth. I wasn't bullied in the same way the author was, but I am still traumatized when it comes to playi...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/11/chasing-tarzan-trip-back-in-time.html
This is a busy summer. I'm in the middle of teaching my graduate class--coteaching, actually. (My teaching partner is my better half, and makes the month-long course a joy.) Two friends and I are...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/07/my-sordid-affair.html
It's been a long time since I last posted. Last week, I saw the Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) in concert here in St. Louis. My post's title reminded me of one of their songs, Long Time...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-long-time-gone.html
SOL #21 (should be #27) See below to see what the Slice of Life challenge is.Last night I went to a work trivia night. I was the anchor of the table. In this case, I was the member that wou...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-agony-of-not-terrible-defeat.html
SOL #20 (should be #26)Earlier this week: exhaustion. Pressure. Regret. (I was finishing my report cards a little past my principal's deadline, and had two nights were sleep was just an app...
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SOL #19 (should be 22) She was a vibrant person, so full of life... except around report card time. Being buried under work that she should have kept up with, she breathed her last breath, a...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/death-by-procrastination.html
SOL #18 (should be #21) See below to find out what the Slice of Life Challenge is all aboutYesterday I was in a small theater all day. Yes, it was a gorgeous day, weather-wise, so I missed ...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/stories-stories-stories.html
SOL #17 (should be #20) See below to check out what the Slice of Life Challenge is all aboutTwo blocks from our house is a park. It's big enough to have a football field (along with another space...
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SOL #16 (should be #19) See below for info on the Slice of Life ChallengeThe sound of rain outside... while you're warm and dry inside. Feeling tired... and being able to curl up on the cou...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-little-things.html
SOL #15 (should be #18) See below to check out what the Slice of Life Challenge isYesterday was St. Patrick's Day. In St. Louis, we have a parade in the Dogtown section of the city. The are...
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SOL #14 (should be #17) See below if you want to know more about the Slice of Life challenge Ode to My Hunka Hunka Burnin’ LoveOh, your fast, hot breathMakes me eager and excitedAbout step...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/i-like-em-naked-and-blonde-big-feet.html
SOL #13 (should be #15) See below to find out what the Slice of Life challenge isOne of my favorite shows was on tonight. It's winding down--only 6 or 7 more episodes until the series is over--an...
SOL #12 (it should be #14) See below if you're curious what the Slice of Life challenge isLast night I had a dinner meeting. It was only supposed to be a meeting, but the woman who was hosting th...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-power-of-bread-and-breaking-bread.html
SOL #11 (should be #13) See below if you're curious about what the Slice of Life challenge is.There is something delightful when you have a day or two (or three... or four... or more) where every...
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SOL # 10 (should be #12) See below to find out what the Slice of Life challenge isOnce a week at my school, we play pickleball after the kids leave. (We are not idiots. We know that if we played ...
SOL #9 (should be #11) See below for what the Slice of Life challenge isYesterday evening, I had to forgive a frozen food company for making crab rangoons with something bready instead of with wo...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/forgiving-yourself.html
SOL #8 (should be #9) See below to find out what the Slice of Life Challenge is.I jacked up my knee a couple of weeks ago. Finally, I don't have to gingerly walk down the steps, two week on each ...
SOL #7 (It should be #8) See below for what the Slice of Life challenge is all about. It's been a long day. I've been up for so long, I'...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/short-legs-upright-for-too-long.html
This evening I spent only one hour with a complete stranger. Yet when she left, I felt reenergized... replenished.The first Monday and the second Tuesday of every month, I'm at a table at St. Lou...
SOL # 5 (should be #6) See below for what the Slice of Life challenge is. I was playing fetch with Radar (my 84-pound bundle of fur), and saw (again) that I need to do some serious rak...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/look-around-leaves-are-brown.html
SOL # 4 (should be # 5) See below what the Slice of Life Challenge is all about.Needles sliding into each other. Looping the yarn. Pulling back the needle to dig in and catch the loop. Tightening...
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SOL # 3 (should be #4) See below about the Slice of Life challenge. I am not talking about what entertains teens--I'm talking about how teens can entertain us. I'm a middle school teach...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/03/teen-entertainment-and-adult.html
SOL #2 (should be 3--see below to read a bit about the Slice of Life challenge) Here are some small things I delighted in yesterday:the softness of a well-loved quilt as I snuggled on the co...
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My students are working on their Civitas project. Civitas is a St. Louis gem--a model UN program. The students who participate choose a country, research its problems, draft a UN resolution...
There are some who help keep people's dreams alive. They fan the tiny flames. They dig around the embers, the coals, trying to get a fire reignited. They bring in kindling. There are o...
http://siouxspage.blogspot.com/2022/01/dream-squasher-or-dream-nurturer.html