These are a few pictures from my last hiking trip. I thought they were interesting. That, and I wanted to add something else here and am running out of time. :)
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Detours often have the most unexpected beauty.
Why take the normal route when you can take a detour?
I Think I Thunk a Thought
Current Quote:
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." A. Nin
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." A. Nin
Sharp Left Turn
Distractions (Current books and music that catch my attention)
- Fragile Innocence
- Go Away Big Green Monster (Children's Book)
- Hands are Not For Hitting (Children's Book)
- It's Pumpkin Time (Children's Book)
- Skeleton Hiccups (children's Book)
- Sugarland (music)
- The Princess Bride
Detours (Links)
Damaged Goods
A Little Nuts
Blog Archive
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- Happy Halloween!
- What Have I Done?
- Running of the Preschoolers
- Things I have Lost
- My Hands Are Overflowing
- You Want Me To Put My Mouth Where?
- A Victory Dance
- What We Eat
- Quick Pictures
- Welcome to Bedlam
- Almost a Two Horned Day
- Return to Spender
- Rambling in the first real Autumn Evening
- Two Horned Bad
- Amidst the Storm
- Clue Jr.
- 1000 Words
- Consider
- This Job, It Can Bite
- FYI
- 24 Hours
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Detour
About Me
- Summer
- Twenty six years ago some of the most "intelligent" doctors available came to the conclusion that I had sustained profound brain damage due to near-miss SIDS and that it would be terminal before I was a year old. Statistics and odds mean nothing to me. I graduated at the top of my class both in high school and from one of the most obnoxiously uppity universities. I have the best job ever as a preschool special education teacher. My path here has been anything but direct, and I am infamous for finding detours. My medical history comes in volumes and while I continue to ignore statistics and odds, I am proud of the fact that I am damaged goods. Perfection is highly overrated.
Growing Wild by the River
Detours often have the most unexpected beauty.
Note
As a teacher, I take the privacy of my students very seriously. When I write about an event that involves a student, I never use their real names or any name that is close to their real name. I also frequently change identifying characteristics including ethnicity, gender, and physical characteristics to further enhance privacy. It is also rare that I refer to the same child by the same fictitious name twice, both for privacy reasons and because I am not that organized. At no time does the phrasing "damaged goods" refer to the children that I teach; it is a term that I use only for myself.
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