Considerations While Lesson-Planning

- I have a very hungry puppy. Izzy ate a handful of nacho-flavored goldfish in only a few seconds. She then looked at me as if to say, "Is that all?"

- It's not much fun trying to plan a novel study when your student copies aren't yet available.

- Barnes 'N Noble's website can't be trusted.

- Taking a nap before working is a risky business. Sometimes it refreshes you. Others? Let's just say you feel like you pulled an all-nighter without the aid of caffeine.

- I could be ADEPT-evaluated any time now. Surprisingly, I'm not as uptight about it as before.

- I finally uploaded a bunch of pictures to my digital portfolio. Mostly the various portions of my classroom, a few student profiles, and my 6th period working on a Veterans Day assignment in the computer lab.

- Cheese will block you up. Want proof? My formerly-hungry puppy is now lying on her side at the foot of my bed, dozing like a baby.

- I slept through Sweeney Todd the other night.

- I did not sleep through Frost/Nixon last night. Quite the reverse; I found it quite captivating. Frank Langella is certainly worthy of his Best Actor nomination. I must admit I'm having trouble viewing it as a movie instead of a dressed-up documentary.

- No Best Picture nod for WALL-E. Or The Dark Knight (no surprise there, really). There's no justice in Hollywood.

- President Obama, in concert with Hilary Clinton, is taking steps to essentially push the 'reset' button on U.S. foreign policy from how things were under W. Diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy. What a concept.

- Think Obama can 'reset' our educational practices and take the equivalent of a giant eraser to No Child Left Behind while he's at it?