1 I found the zoom thingy on my laptop.
2 I didn't exactly find it; it found me.
3 I'm a default guy. I don't like all the buzzers and whistles.
4 I don't do video games, so all of the stuff that makes things get bigger or smaller have annoyed me, especially when I'm on the laptop mousepad.
5 Windows 8 drove me nuts the first time I tried it because the screen would jump huge, and within seconds, shrink to the size of a Lilliputian Village.
6 The reason it annoyed me was that I had to take the time to return things to normal. This action could have taken me to the end of my days.
7 True Confessions Number One: I am and always have been a slow study.
8 I realized about a week ago that large print makes everything easier.
9 Duh.
10 It's still a bit blurry, but I don't have to wear glasses.
11 No smudges. No cleaning. No looking around for lost glasses.
12 Humor me here.
13 At my age this qualifies as a catharsis.
14 Last night I had to force myself not to put on glasses as I hammered this stuff out.
15 Yeesh.
16 It's a start.
17 Moving on, Part One: kafjdfdkfjfjdksafdf
18 I knew last week that we teach Monday, today and then out. With all that pre-knowledge, I STILL tried teaching yesterday.
19 In fact, I had done so much research that I couldn't wait to share some of this astounding stuff with my students.
20 <basketball buzzer>
21 Can you imagine?
22 My own fault. I thought last week, "Two days. Perfect! I could squeeze in some AWESOME touches to my main lessons."
23 It's that "Wow, I have time to show this short film that adds so much!" or "Wow, all this new stuff I JUST learned will send these guys soaring!"
24
25 How long you been doing this, old man?
26 As I write this I'm re-analyzing and considering other things.
27 Got it.
28 I won't reveal it here, but you saw how the brain of a teacher who is admittedly slow-of-study works.
29 Believe it or not, a LOT of us come in on a getaway day ready to bring some awesome things.
30 Anybody lookin'?
31 I'm gonna cut this one short. Know why?
32 So I con't interrupt your own goof-off time.
33 Love your week; love your Thanksgiving.
34 I'm outta here.
35 Before I cut out, here's a thought:
36 For the next two days, every time you see things you are thankful for, say to yourself, "There's one." Do people count?
37 UhSPECIALLY people.
38 UhSPECIALLY at night.
39 There's one, for example.
40 Have a wonderful week.
41 See you again.
42 It just came over the radio that Benjamin Franklin used to sleep with French wimmin.
43 That JUST came over the radio, right when I was signing off.
44 There, I imagine, is another one.
45 Anybody lookin'?
46 Okay, NOW we'll see you again.
47 Don't take today or tomorrow seriously. Happy Thanksgiving to you all. There's one.
48 Magnified.
49 See you again.
50 Peace.
~H~
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