I’m in a real frump. Don’t know why, but it’s either a cold/the flu or something creeping up on me – or I’ve received one load of crap too many. The first two possibles seem reasonable since students and staff alike seem to be dropping like flies around me and I’ve been freezing all day. Then on the other hand – the third choice is a distinct possibility after a conversation at the end of day. If this had been a conversation involving a teenager (my own, that is) I would have grounded the poor b*stard til his/her 45th birthday. Instead this was an adult in charge of bringing education to impressionable youths. The throbbing in my temple just got worse!

This was what the sky looked like yesterday when I was out on the lake. I’m trying to get back to the serenity and peace I felt while standing out there….