New Career? aka Fishbowl Observations

I’ve made a decision: I want to be a professional people watcher. Yup. It’s said that if you’re doing something you love it’s not work and that’s how I got to my chosen career (not my current job) and now maybe I should explore my other passion – people watching. It’s so hilarious at times [...]

Dancing Mushrooms

It was a sad conversation. I was trying to explain to a future teacher that using orchestral music for a listening activity is a good idea, that it wouldn’t be ‘over their heads’ and they’d enjoy it and then I made this mistake:
Me: Have you ever seen Disney’s “Fantasia”?
FT: Yes! The mushroom dance!
Me: The mushroom [...]

Twinkie Watch Day???

Gotta love an entertaining bus ride first thing in the morning.
Twink 1: So Clare* is taking this natural health course on the weekends.
Twink 2: Cool! It sounds like it’s really good.
Twink 1: Ya… it’s only 3 weekends so I’m thinking about doing one too.
Twink 2: What’s the course work like?
Twink 1: I don’t know, I’d [...]

Learning to Walk

Don’t you think there ought to be a school or a course or something for daily activities like say… crossing the street. This morning, a girl walked right out in front of traffic without checking to see if the lights were changing – she almost was hit because she wasn’t even in the roadway when [...]

Fashion Conversations

I just had the most pleasant conversation with a student and it totally made my day (which has so far been far from stellar). She came in looking for a piece of tape and had on this fabulous burgundy/grey/white knit ski toque. She said she picked it up at a Farmer’s Market and that it [...]