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Picture of the Day:

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"I want to take a look one more time.  I'm not going to see this again." -Barack Obama

Box it Out

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So, while this isn't my Mii doing the boxing, it is the equivalent of what I was doing an hour ago nonetheless.  Twenty plus minutes of cardio boxing.  It was fun and I "blew up" nearly every target in that time frame, so mission accomplished.   Now I just have to hope that my arms aren't Jell-o tomorrow.

January 2013

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A new start is upon us.  #SixWordMemoirs

Year of the Dragon.... In the Rear View

In 2012, I gained  a full-time teaching position, and along with it my very own classroom filled with over sixty students each day and five awesome team members who let me ask them a hundred questions as they come to mind. I lost  some old friends, but made some new ones in return.  I stopped  running on a regular basis, and for no good reason either. I started  reading (and writing) again. I was hugely satisfied by  the comma in my first official paycheck, and each check after that for a matter of fact. And frustrated by  not being able to do all of the things I wanted to do this past year. I am so embarrassed that I  didn't turn down that one dare. Once again, I  listened to my music just a little too loud. Once again, I did not  write as often as I promised I would. The biggest physical difference between me last December and this December is  a new pair of glasses with some hot pink on the arms. The biggest psychological difference between me last December and this December i