Yay! My German class is now beginning! Ah fick! Meine Duetsch klasse beginnt. Ich jetzt muss lerne.
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Jig Saw
I think those two years in the Gifted and Talented program in junior high ruined me. I mean, sure, it taught me the value of lateral thinking and finding novel ways to approach problems and solve them. But they never told me that lateral thinking wasn’t always necessary…or welcomed. I found myself quite often doing …
In Full
Today is an auspicious day, friends. After 22 years and change, my student loan is a nice, round zero. Done. Finished. Paid in full. For the first time in my adult life, I am debt-free. I owe nobody a god-damned thing. Slow and steady wins this race, sure, but I should never have gotten into …
Pathos Negative
As I dig through my old film negatives from the mid-90’s to catalog them while on a late-night bender, I have many thoughts, most happy. But among them, one sour thought sticks out like a thorn. My lovelife in one sentence: “I liked you, but I did nothing about it.” I guess the follow-on corollary …
Spelling: B
Did you know I was in a spelling bee in 5th grade? It’s true. Made it into the top 10. My school district’s layout put all the 5th and 6th graders together on the same campus. There were two spelling bees, one for 5th grade and one for 6th. I made top score at the …