Mr. C.’s Random Thoughts

I loved this summary of a story on NPR’s Day to Day

O.J. Simpson’s upcoming book, If I Did It, is all but a confession. In it, he explains how he would have committed the murders he was acquitted of a decade ago. In a story Day to Day would never cover, but if it did, it would look into the legal ramifications of the book.

It is crazy how fast time flies. How can it be possible that Duncan is old enough to be getting his first haircut? Granted, there wasn’t a great deal to cut off but his bangs were getting long enough to be in his eyes and he had hair coming over his ears.

At this rate, I’m going to turn around and he’ll be graduating from high school!

This is a great article–especially when the upcoming holidays threaten any time at all that we have with our families!

Click here.

OK, part of being a computer teacher is dealing with acronyms.  In fact, there is probably no group of people (with the possible exception of law enforcement) that is loves them more.  For example, in the course of a day, I can expect to see the following acronyms:  BCIS (Business Computer Information Systems), BCP (Business Computer Programming), IEP (Individualized Education Plan), XP, DC (Dual Credit, not District of Columbia), AP (Advanced Placement), Pre-AP, etc., etc.

So I was astonished when I saw BCP come across a medical mailing list that I’m a part of.  “BCP? Are they sure?  What does Business Computer Programming have to do with CIU (chronic idiopathic urticaria)?”

Well, as it turns out, BCP has nothing to do with CIU.  Unless, of course, you’re talking about birth control pills, which can trigger the symptoms of CIU in some people that are prone to it already.

Well, I need to get back to work PDQ.

TTFN.

Canyon HS faculty is sponsoring a “Biggest Loser” contest. Although, as a 34-year-old who makes a weekly trip to the comic book shop, I think I should already have the title hands-down, I’m participating. Keep track of my progress here!

There’s a $5 entry fee and whoever loses the most weight by December 1 gets all of the entry fees.

Isn’t it easy to lose perspective? I don’t know about you but I find that the day-to-day details and drama of life make it so easy to take our eyes off of what it truly important. We get so involved in the thousands of things that crowd our schedules and our minds that we cloud over the true needs and sufferings of those around us. It isn’t until something hits us close to home that we realize how far off the mark we have been. Maybe this is one of the functions of tragedies and trials…to help us refocus our lives and truly take stock of what’s important.

We got word this morning that Geneva McNeill passed away after an extended illness. She spent the last few days of her life in hospice care in Amarillo so her death wasn’t unexpected. She was truly one of the kindest souls that I have crossed paths with. Even though I wasn’t “family” I always felt like she included me in her large family. I felt her influence through her daughter Ann Lee, who has provided me years of quiet encouragement, insight, and wisdom. Geneva was one of those special people who not only had plenty of her own grandchildren that she had through chance, but with hundreds of grandchildren that she chose.

We all know people like Geneva. And our lives are a little darker when they leave and go to that better place.

I hope that I can take a cue from Geneva’s life and remember to be kinder to those around me. If we all can take that and try to live it out, then a piece of Geneva will still be with us.

“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning…”
Ecclesiastes 7:4