PinnedNo Real BalanceDear Reader, Read First.If you’re here because of a post-it, chances are you know me. Here by duck, we’re in the same family. If you stumbled here, consider fate…Nov 4, 20214Nov 4, 20214
No Real BalanceJeep Family, DUCK-DUCK-Help!I bought my first Jeep in March of 2020. One week before the pandemic changed everything. I know this because I’m a teacher. On that…Apr 11, 20231Apr 11, 20231
No Real BalanceI Trolled Vocal.Media For Six Months, and Here’s What Happened:Absolutely Nothing.Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
No Real BalanceWant Some Goody-Goody? Tweet a Teacher.Every morning I draw a smile, then drive to sit in a school parking lot. I take deep breaths. More like gulps, really. I count to ten and…Dec 22, 20221Dec 22, 20221
No Real BalanceOn the Eve of AprilMy student’s father dropped dead. She’s had a lot to lift since then.Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
No Real BalanceYo, Rideshare Driver, No Hablo Español.Dear Rideshare Driver, You remember me from the airport. From the backseat, I attacked with questions out of a high school textbook…Jan 31, 20221Jan 31, 20221
No Real BalanceTo the Hardest Class I Ever Taught,Remember our lesson about the life cycle of a chrysalis? I assigned a paragraph to read and instructions to highlight where you found proof…Dec 3, 20214Dec 3, 20214