Epilogue
Good run, good gig, good-bye. What started much against my will in 1969 comes to an abrupt and complete end tomorrow with graduation at St. Ignatius Church (the 150th such ceremony). So many memories so many experiences, both good and not so good to remember and write here. What started out fitfully when I [...]
No more classrooms no more books…etc etc etc
Hey today is Tuesday and it’s chicken noodle day in the faculty dining room. MMM…I love chicken noodle soup.
Well the long-goodbye tour is over, I showed up to give my final exam today and walked out of my classroom at S.I. forever…although that is a long long time. It felt good and the kids, those [...]
Friday Awards assembly day…
A lengthy but rather entertaining awards ceremony this morning. The more I go to these things the more I realize that most of the awards go to the upper classmen (women) than the frosh or sophs…who for the most part are sitting there for 2 hours picking their collective noses. There must be a [...]
The Transition Mass… here’s the text
This morning, shortly after I shaved….my head…., I thought of God. I think about God a lot these days, simply because I am nearer to meeting him face to face than you are. Knock on wood. After the alarm goes off at 5.15 in the morning, I sit up in bed and try and find [...]
‘Tis over…second period ends it all…
Today was my official last day of teaching…at this school…St. Ignatius College Prep. Emotional and odd day all around.
Last night I wrote an anointing service to end their sophomore year and my career. I had a few readings, we talked about the thanks they have for being in the class (that was very cool [...]
One more day…and then it’s taps…
Beatitude day in my classes which began with 2nd period and ended with 1st. I feel funny today like I’m having an out of body experience kinda like ‘68 when I went…no wait…that’s another story for another time…
The kids were pretty tuned in. We discussed “meekness” which became a hang up for many of them. [...]
Obama speaks at ND…Jesus smiles….
I had to double check today to se if the world had ended….it didn’t although L.A. did have a minor earthquake. Well no one likes L.A. anyway…including God. The president spoke at Notre Dame with what this humble listener heard, was a less shrill less divisive. You mean maybe inviting conversation…mmm what a conept! Well [...]
Today is Thursday…which is Friday…
Only one class today, 6th period. During class (which was held in the small student Chapel) we chatted about what they will remember from their experience together in our class. The things ranged from the “belly button theory” which I gave them as to explain why we are here, to the retreat after the [...]
Tea Party 2.0 is coming…are you ready
Governors Perry and Sanford are organizing the second ‘tea party’, you know, the grass root movement. Is that odd?
As I get older (by the day) and when the the right time is never my time or when it IS the ‘right time’ I’m alone, I just don’t get the Cialis bathtubs. Is the guy waiting [...]
I love space…and stuff
I am not going to attack the Republicans because my mom told me don’t gloat when a man is down…so I won’t.
The Space shuttle problemo has my concern on high. NASA has a stand-by space shuttle in case the space shuttle up there gets hit by space junk. They are up there fixing the Hubble. [...]
Please leave Mr. Cheney…please please please…
Well we don’t torture….except when we find out information through an
honorable approach (Dick’s words…) and it works. GWB signed off on it you know, a conspiracy to commit a war crime. That’s what he said yesterday on CBS…that is his whole defense…if torture takes place with honorable intent it’s OK because it gets info…It works…
What’s [...]
da plane da plane!!!!
What a bonehead. Here is the photo of AirForce One over the statue of Liberty which caused the folks of New York to soil themselves. How insane is that? Finally the guy in charge of the “photo op” resigned. I think it was kinda “cute” to have the White House announce that Liberty’s crown is [...]
Places to Be
Who am I?
Yes that's me all right. I am festive for this season of HOPE..nearly 40 years in the classroom just waiting for something better to come along.