sniff…

(like i won’t be journaling next week anyway)

“the showdown at shepherd’s bush” – wow, what a book – if i had time, we’d detour this week in eighth grade land to talk about how to research a topic – b/c this book was researched – researched better than just about anything i can ever recall (as far as page-by-page sourced) – great book for runners to boot!!!

“one shot at forever” – sports illustrated writer – high school illinois team in 1971 were runners up for the state title – sort of like hoosiers – a one-division format – so it’s the story of how a small town does something that big – even with a (wonderful) hippie english teacher/coach – but also the story of the life afterward – and how you live with disappointment if you’re driven to overachieve – great, entertaining read

“the glory field” – myers classic – loved it – i told you so this week in class so i don’t have to repeat that

creative piece (meant to mimic the tendency for these not to be creative but just for you to journal about your life – like i care…) – so there was this guy who teaches who decided to go to a “singles” mixer at his church – and he barely made it in the door before his first obstacle: the name tag – apparently, it was booby-trapped – he couldn’t get the tag to pull of it’s backing – so he could stick it on himself – he could see the lady behind the desk, in charge, thinking something like “poor thing – no wonder he married – he can’t even get a name tag on himself”…

(that was actually the high point – it went downhill from there…)

happy last week – maf