It's better when I don't have Doctor Who playing in my ears when I'm trying to write. Not that there is anything wrong with Doctor Who. I just can't properly write if there are other people's words running through my brain. I need to hear the sound of my own words. While I have been able to do both, I think I must have really been crazy spinning to have needed the external … [Read more...] about Do One Thing
ADHD
Bad Teacher
11.30.14 I was not a very good teacher. I wanted to be. I tried to be. Maybe I had a moment or two of being a good teacher, but really, I did not have the temperament to be a teacher in Miami-Dade County. By the time I started understanding the many intricacies of the me as teacher dynamic, it was too late. I was too tired. Too beaten up. Too hurt. I had nearly died too many … [Read more...] about Bad Teacher
Brain Patterns
11.25.14 Dear Joe, It's been 2,346 days since we last talked. And did you notice the number pattern? 23 is half of 46 or twice 23 is 46. I don't particularly remember Monday, November 25, 2014. I don't separately remember each of the days that I have missed talking with you. What I do remember are the days with patterns. Anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, some travel … [Read more...] about Brain Patterns