how i imagined my first day of retirement
but alas
it’s getting my tires switched, finishing report cards, and running errands
but i did sleep in until almost six
so there’s hope for tomorrow….
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“my goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.”
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art credit: by kilkeny killkeny cats
how lucky am i that this was both for me?
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on this
my very last day of teaching
soon to be retired
with who knows what
adventure still to come.
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“if i thought i knew what was going to happen, it wouldn’t be worth doing. the challenge is how joyfully, with what sense of fun and adventure and playfulness, we will greet it. we don’t have to look for what the next thing will be.if experience is any judge, it’ll come flowing toward us like a river.”
-stephen colbert
warning when visiting the farm.
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“how is it possible to expect that mankind will take advice when they will not so much as take a warning?’
jonathan swift-
quot
the kinder hold the baby chicks with gentle hands
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‘teach children
by word, and by example,
to be kind to animals
not just for the animals sake,
but for the sake of all who are weaker than they are.’
-adapted by val silver
my favorite kinder shirt of the week
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“give me time and I’ll give you a revolution.”
-alexander mcqueen
we had our first ever
kinder triathlon
what a blast
running,
tricycling,
‘swimming’ in a pool of plastic bubbles with goggles on
everyone did all three events
*no kinder injuries or tears
*(full disclosure: i did fly off of my tricycle at one point
but my boss was kind enough to push
me all the way around the track on it to the finish line)
everyone had so much fun
and that is a win.
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“pump your arms and your legs will follow”
– *karen parnell
(this method did not work for me.)
it began
with a look around the science room
taking a closer glance
at amazing natural treasures
honeycombs, footprints, nests
when suddenly
someone discovered
a hidden hole in the rug
everyone rushed to see this
very rare and incredible curiosity!
‘the biggest quest to learn anything is curiosity. if you are curious about something, you will go and dig.’
-rakesh jhunjhunwala
it’s official
before the summer is over
i’ll be traveling
on my first trip as a retired person
to visit portugal, the oldest nation-state in europe.
tchau.
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‘if there is one portion of europe which was made by the sea more than another,
portugal is that slice, that portion, that belt. portugal was made by the atlantic.”
– hilaire belloc, french/english historian and writer.
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*And the award for oldest nation-state in Europe goes to… Portugal. In 1139, Portugal appointed King Afonso Henriques as its king. Lisbon is said to be four centuries older than Rome. Due to its excellent trading location, the Phoenicians settled in Lisbon around 1200 BC.
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photo credit: planetware, the perched village of azenhas do mar at sunset, sintra, portugal
“heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory.
sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.”
–mary roach
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there are very few families in this country who have not been touched in some way by the military conflicts, both current and past. thank you for your sacrifice. “LEST WE FORGET” is so very important for a reason. it implores us to be wary as a nation, because a nation that forgets runs the risk of losing freedom or repeating mistakes of the past.
while ringing up my groceries at a self-checkout machine
another register finally opened up
a friendly store employee waved over
the gentleman who had been waiting behind me in line
directing him to the machine
but at the last second
he balked
saying that he wanted to wait for register #2
to become open
as that was his lucky register.
he turned with his cart
went back in line
and waited.
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once again
i have questions.
why does he feel that one is lucky?
is he thinking that he is in a casino?
what kind of luck can one have at a check out register?
did he get cash back, a deal, freebies, extra coupons, better bags, spend less?
why don’t i have a lucky register?
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“luck is believing you’re lucky.”
-tennessee williams
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photo credit: google images
I didn't have my glasses on.... 