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To be a teacher or not to be

This was Yosemite last week. Park Rangers work hard to keep it pristine.

I've been a teacher for forty years and have always had students who were trans.

Yosemite winter camping and February sunset fire falls.

May law and order and our constitutional rights prevail.

Tell it like it is:

Today's USHistory lesson plan: Figurative language and symbolism used in Kendrick Lamar's halftime show.

202-224-2131 Call and please remember young, underpaid staffers answer the phones.

I've taught school for forty years. I've always had students with autism. I've always had lgbtq students. I've always had students who are creative, intelligent, average, athletic...

In all this madness, a walk along the Pacific soothes.

Did you see who has arrived, @pronounced-ing.bsky.social ? It's our @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social !

When I signed up for Bluesky, the first person I looked for was Duchess Goldblatt. Many of the old gang gathered, and we've been waiting together. A memorable reentry. Now, all is well.

The voices I will amplify will be moral, intelligent resisters.

My heart breaks for the residents of Los Angeles. Santa Ana winds are brutal.

My energy going into 2025 is like climbing San Francisco's hidden staircases: Challenging, beautiful, efficient, vital, breathtaking, focused.

Last week, a rare tornado. Today, the end of SC wharf collapsed due to high swells. Two weeks ago, a tsunami warning. Climate change is real.

One day after an atmospheric-river-bomb-cyclone-tornado that knocked out power, downed trees, and flipped cars.

Polio is a terrible, crippling disease. Over seventy years ago, scientists figured out the vaccine to stop it.

This week I received a 7.0 earthquake notification, and a tsunami warning. Today, we had a tornado. As a third generation Californian, this is a first. Protect our earth.

My grandfathers worked on the best Hal Roach and MGM movies, including Wizard of Oz.

The Republican Agenda sure hates women.

Someone wants a walk.

A reminder that buying from independent bookstores is good for communities as well as local authors.

Is it me or is trying to write a regular post hard due to the death of democracy?

Honeydew bridge

The Lost Coast

Kit looks innocent

Little Miss Olive