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365 Grateful: Library
Today, I’m grateful for my library. It’s not the library in my town, but the one in the next town over. The picture above is one of the doors. I have been working here since about 11AM (and I’ve gotten a CRAZY amount of work done), but just a few minutes ago, I had my first issue with bloodsugar in about 6 months. I had eaten before I got here and forgot my extra food at home, but I figured that I’d be fine since I hadn’t had an issue while I was sick, and I wasn’t eating…
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On ADD/ADHD, Huffington Post Articles, and How People Respond to Things
Awesome photo. Love to know who made it. My friend sent me this article on the Huffington Post and it bothers me for multiple reasons. Not just what Katie Hopkins said, but also the response of adults below who think that they are defending people, when really they’re just insulting and bullying a woman who clearly doesn’t understand ADD/ADHD. I understand that Ms. Hopkins feels that it is the diagnosis de jour, and perhaps it is, but I don’t think she understands what it really is. She also feels that having a diagnosis is an excuse for students not to do work, to take it easy, or to not take…
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Remembering John
John and I at his retirement party during my 5-year reunion. The fourteenth of August was a sad day for me and today, the news is sinking in. One of my favourite people in the world has lost his fight with cancer. Many of my friends loved and respected John. For me, as has always been my way, the best I can do is write something and share it. I know John would approve, he loved the written word as much as I do. John Cawthorne was a pivotal person in my life. I never had him as a teacher, I couldn’t find the time to make it to Book…
