Category Archives: Skool Daze

One Down (comma) Two To Go

Posted on June 22, 2007 by onesanevoice

This morning was my first final exam for this semester and it was in English.  I was an English major in college.  I’ve worked as a newspaper reporter and a columnist.  I write a blog.  I asked the administration if … Continue reading →

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Testing One Two Three

Posted on June 14, 2007 by onesanevoice

It’s coming on Finals Time again and the reason it seems like I was just saying that 10 weeks ago is because I was.  I’m on a ten weeks on, three weeks off schedule at school and the three weeks off are … Continue reading →

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Minding the Store

Posted on June 8, 2007 by onesanevoice

A large percentage of the students in my class are either pierced or tattooed, making my classroom representative of our current local culture.  My philosophy as a baby boomer is this:  We were intentionally outrageous in our youth and we … Continue reading →

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Relaxed but breathing

Posted on March 28, 2007 by onesanevoice

Final exams for my first semester of school are tomorrow and I have not studied for finals in over twenty-five years.  The thrill of pulling an all-nighter has been greatly diminished by the almost interminable delay of the season premiere of The … Continue reading →

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I Must Not Be Listening

Posted on March 11, 2007 by onesanevoice

First, if you are a subscriber to this blog and have been receiving repeats of entries in your inbox I am so sorry.  I was not aware that any time I revise a published article due to an overseen error the update … Continue reading →

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Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on February 11, 2007 by onesanevoice

At the multiplex near our home, the movie previews and ad graphics are loud, slick, and in-your-face.  Last week Husband and I saw The Queen at a small upstate theater, and before the movie began, the screen time was devoted to local … Continue reading →

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‘Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky

Posted on January 12, 2007 by onesanevoice

We eat so much raw fish at the local sushi place that they give us a Valuable Customer gift each Christmas, a bottle of sake in a festive box always presented with great fanfare and a specialty roll on the … Continue reading →

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