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Friday, September 5

Just a Few Questions ...

So, I just found out today that someone I went to college was killed earlier this week.

Click here to read a short newspaper article about it.

It's pretty crazy. I didn't know Josh well. I knew who he was, but we just didn't run with the same crowd, so to speak. However, going to a university with only 1,200 students pretty much guaranteed that everyone knew everyone else, so yeah. I knew who he was.

At times like this, it seems only natural that we have a lot of questions. Why do things like this happen? I mean, tragedies like this occur every single day, everywhere in the world. Why? Why can't people coexist peacefully with one another?

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who were close to Josh, his friends, and his family. It's hard to make sense of such a tragedy. I hope that whoever did this is brought to justice.

"Just a Few Questions"
Performed by Clay Walker
A Few Questions

How in this world can we put a man on the moon,
And still have a need for a place like St Jude's?
And why is one man born,
In a place where all they know is war?
An' a guy like me,
Has always been free.

An' how can two people who built a lovin' home,
Try for years an' never have a child of their own?
When somewhere out there tonight,
There's a baby no-one's holdin' tight
In need of love.
To me, that don't add up.

But I wasn't there the day you filled up the oceans.
I didn't get to see you hang the stars in the sky.
So I don't mean to second guess you,
Or criticise what I don't understand.
These are just a few questions I have.

An' why did my cousin have to die in that crash?
A good kid, only seventeen,
I still wonder 'bout that.
It seems unfair to me,
Some get the chance to chase their dreams,
An' some don't.
But what do I know?

I wasn't there the day you filled up the oceans.
I didn't get to see you hang the stars in the sky.
So I don't mean to second guess you,
Or criticise what I don't understand.
These are just a few questions I have.

Why do I feel like you hear these prayers of mine
When so many oughta be ahead of me in line?
When you look down on me,
Can you see the good through all the bad?
These just a few questions I have.

Friday, August 29

Just a little Insight for y'all ...

http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/insight/InsightsFall2008.pdf

Check it out, yo. This was my life. :)

Tuesday, August 12

Three Cheers for Michael Phelps ...

So, today Michael Phelps beat PARK Taehwan in the men's 200 meter freestyle.

And I didn't let my students forget about it. :)

Today, in second grade science class, we were studying things in motion and the terms "fast" and "slow". The example given in the textbook used SWIMMING ... so of course I couldn't pass that up. So I would nonchalantly work in Phelps-related comments such as "So, if you swim FASTER than someone, it means you win like Michael Phelps. However, if you are not as fast, maybe you get SILVER, or second place." The response? "Marcie-teacher! VERY BAD! Marcie-teacher, you are Korean people! You should cheer for Korea!!!"

I love my life.

Korea is still great, and I'm still happy. Really. However, I do miss a lot of people. Want to see them? These are just some of them ... in reality, there are tons more I miss.