Monthly Archives: September 2012

An ordinary Friday

Stayed late to grade math tests yesterday aftn ’cause I knew I’d want to be with the grandboys when I got home.  Taught first period, worked with a colleague second period finishing assigning grades to Math 3 tests and deciding … Continue reading

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“… a tall blond man”

The third paragraph of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man starts with the following lines: One night, I accidentally bumped into a man, and perhaps because of the near darkness he saw me and called me an insulting name.  I sprang at … Continue reading

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