Cleaning up — relatives coming — and found my notebook from my year of student teaching. Taped on it were three items:<\/p>\n
1. Doonesbury: Passages of Parenthood
\nthe day he’s born
\nthe first day of school
\nthe day he finally leaves home
\nthe day he moves back. <\/p>\n
2. An Overboard cartoon that begins “think they had any trouble finding replacements ?” and ends with a picture of two gorillas staring off into the midst. <\/p>\n
3. A brilliant bill watterson cartoon featuring the following monologue: <\/p>\n
I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! Want to see my book report? <\/p>\n
“the dynamics of interbeing and monological imperatives in Dick and Jane: A study in psychic transrelational gender modes.” <\/p>\n
Academia here I come! <\/p>\n
4. A Philadelphia Ranger Corps sticker, a “Die yuppie scum sticker”, a Walt Mink sticker, and a political sticker reading “A heartbeat away…Quayle or gore? Elect Clinton President.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cleaning up — relatives coming — and found my notebook from my year of student teaching. Taped on it were three items: 1. Doonesbury: Passages of Parenthood the day he’s born the first day of school the day he finally leaves home the day he moves back. 2. An Overboard cartoon that begins “think they … Continue reading cleaning up<\/span>