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K-2 music teacher šŸŽ¶ dad & husband šŸ‘¾ gamer in my free time šŸ™ƒ just a random guy on the internet. He/him
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I sure am glad I still have some of my friends from when I was younger, because it seems impossible to make new ones after 30!

Iā€™m just trying to channel my inner Ted Lasso.

So, real talkā€¦ #musicteachers and arts/electives teachers in the U.S., is it time to start fearing for our jobs? Iā€™m not one to raise alarms, butā€¦I do feel like my livelihood is being threatened, in addition to all the other bad stuff that is happening. #EduSky

Also, how many times did it work before they started just following you into the bathroom?

How long were you a parent before the first time you hid in the bathroom pretending to poop so the kids would stop following you around?

Not to brag, but the kids are off to grandmaā€™s while we go away for the night. Actually nevermind, I am bragging.

Hell hath no fury like a 7-year-old who doesnā€™t want to take her freakinā€™ cough medicine.

So uh, anybody know how exactly this Discover tab works? No matter how many times I tell it ā€œshow me less of thisā€ it still seems to keep showing me more of similar stuff. I know thereā€™s a lot less ā€œalgorithmā€ here, but itā€™s a bit puzzling.

Why integrate the arts into your high school science classroom? It can help students better understand abstract concepts *and* foster collaboration and creativity. šŸŽØšŸ”¬

This hits on one of my favorite things to harp on (pun intended) about the concept of Arts Integration: Music & art are a fantastic learning tool for other subject areas, but Arts Integration is at its best when students learn about both disciplines simultaneously. #MusicEd #EduSky

Rule 3: Together we will learn how you can express specific reasons for your likes and dislikes. Thatā€™s called music appreciation, folks, and youā€™ll learn something about yourself in the process! #MusicEd

Shoutout to local libraries, because I ainā€™t got anywhere to keep all these 800+ page books when Iā€™m done reading them!

Two big rules in my #generalmusic classroom: 1. Youā€™re allowed to like, or not like, a genre or piece of music. 2. So is everyone else. #MusicEd

This morning, we took down the baby gate from the kitchen. This evening, I am searching the living room for all the refrigerator magnets. #toddler #parenting

#TheWheelofTime update: Just got through chapter 40 in The Great Hunt andā€¦ WHAT?! I donā€™t think Iā€™ve been this genuinely angry at a character in a book since Dolores Umbridge šŸ˜”šŸ˜”šŸ˜”

Shoutout to Patrick Mahomes for making me lose my Super Bowl bet two years in a row.

Nothing prepared me for the frustration of having to watch my kids being very bad at video games.

I just hope both teams have fun. #SuperBowl

Happy sports betting day, may all your wagers at least break even!

What a good call it was to make the leap and finally try out anxiety meds in 2025.

Iā€™m most of the way through reading The Great Hunt, after trying on and off for a year. It finally clicked for me and I love this world! But, uhā€¦ is Rand ever going to stop being a chicken and accept his fate? #TheWheelOfTime

Real life got you down, since everything sucks now? Come on back to your favorite #AnimalCrossing game to escape reality with us!

Strong leaders take responsibility. The weak blame, complain, and defend.

Thereā€™s an increasing amount of Rage Against the Machine in my daily playlists these days.

Threads is finally getting ads. Who are your favorite follows on Bluesky? I need more up in this feed.

Friendly reminder that January is national ā€œI should probably get rid of the pumpkins that have been on the porch since Octoberā€ month!

2024 was the year I learned how a toilet works. Shoutout to my local Ace Hardware for helping me 3 times in one day (because I never get everything the first time) and then all over again a month later.

Hello parents of toddlers! How many times have you watched the Grinch this week?

I havenā€™t been diagnosed with ADHD (yet?), but while I sit here listening to music, I have an simultaneous urge to turn on a YouTube video, do a Duolingo lesson, play a video game, and type this post. Actually, maybe Iā€™m just bored.

Somebody convince me not to buy Skyrim for a fourth timeā€¦ even though itā€™s on sale for $9.99 on PS5!

This is a genuine question. Do people read blogs anymore? Like, actively go to a website intending to read the authorā€™s daily/weekly/whatever blog post?

Just me daydreaming about the day when the kids are old enough to just go do their own thing without constant supervision at the water parkā€¦

Still Alive from Portal is simultaneously 1) one of my favorite songs ever; and 2) definitely in the top ten best video game moments for me. I get chills every time, even though it no longer has that surprise factor of the first time. On this can we all agree? #portal #videogamemusic

Portal: Companion Collection for $4.99 on Switch? Donā€™t mind if I do! I feel like itā€™s 2008 againā€¦ šŸ˜Œ

Just pulled a straight-up, full-length gray hair out of my head. It has begun.

We always talk about how students have difficulty with focus & motivation leading up to a break from school. But Iā€™m finding that I have that problem this week, tooā€¦ possibly more than my students. I donā€™t always feel this way, maybe itā€™s just stress about other stuff. Anybody else?

I might be spending a couple days in Huntington, WV soon - what are some sights to see and places to visit while weā€™re there? Iā€™m coming from Ohio, btw.

Itā€™s been 6 years since I was able to hold coffee and a book in the living room without one of them getting knocked out of my hand. People who donā€™t currently have toddlers, whatā€™s it like? šŸ„¹ Let me live vicariously through you!