Category Archives: my life

What a Long Strange Year It Has Been

Posted on December 31, 2010 by randomyriad

Illustrated World/ December 2010 This has been a year of great change around here, and probably for many families. Some years are just like that. I lost my job and found another one almost as good. My lovely wife graduated … Continue reading →

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Working with Mindi

Posted on December 22, 2010 by randomyriad

I was going through my old document files this morning and found some notes I had written while I was working at Head Start a few years ago. I had the amazing experience of working with a young woman who … Continue reading →

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My Life Since July:The Cover of Another Finished Journal

Posted on December 15, 2010 by randomyriad

Just a small journal with a couple of poems, a few doodles, some dreams. I was so busy during this one I hardly had time to write more than a few lines a day, but I like the cover and … Continue reading →

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Answers Without Questions: Being My Silly Self In the Classroom

Posted on September 26, 2010 by randomyriad

I was going through my job hunting file and found these answers without questions. They say a lot about my process as a teacher and what I value in my work with young children. Luckily my new position lets me … Continue reading →

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Two Poems by Bukowski: Words for the Long Journey

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

Our family is graduating my youngest son from High School as a home schooler (where did those years go?), and I was trying to find words to say that fit what I wanted to tell him about going out in … Continue reading →

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