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I must be going out of my mind, because I actually looked at my calendar, saw 5 hours to catch up on grading and thought, "Phew. I haven't had this much time in front of me since the semester began." I got right to it, and I'm thrilled to be a little closer to the surface than I was, say, without 5 hours to catch up.

Then I saw this memory on Facebook and it took me back. Bellfoot Klingenfus (my English colleague), Mr. Keef (the one and only) and Aaron Ray (phew! where'd he disappear to?) at a prom - my least favorite night of the year, but as a junior/senior sponsor I always had to be in it, to win it. 

It does seem like yesterday, and so much life has happened since. I'm not doing the math, but they must be hitting their 30s...no, Carrie? And that dark hair of mine? Graying like the winter sky.

But back to an actual day with space to think....committee work can be insane and if there is a crevice in a surface, it is sure to get filled up right away. That's why I find it remarkable that I actually had time to attend to my own students! Seriously, I enjoyed the fact that I COULD concentrate on them...focus on their accomplishments.

Good Morning. I'm optimistic the cool temperatures will keep me inside for another day of accomplishing the impossible (nope: blue skies and sun equal Bryan on the run). 

I did laugh yesterday when I saw the prompt to write a haiku ode to a particular date, and whereas I was Covid-shot zonked on April 20th, I thought it would be fun to learn what else the day was dedicated to....well, nothing like upside pineapple cake, the Chinese language, lima beans, and the day of stoners. 

Of course, I found a poem. That is what April is all about...So, Yesterday Did Matter.

Yesterdays always matter, especially when you cherish the days like I do (ah, Brown School. Nothing like you in the world - greatest space on Earth)