Hello, Fellow Bloggers!

Well, now I know how the new kid in class feels: excited to be here but worried that I won't know anyone!  

Having participated in a summer technology program that required the creation and maintenance of a blog, I developed a fine appreciation of the camaraderie that develops across the expanse of cyberspace.  The problem came when the class ended and all my summer friends disappeared - poof!  I guess they were just in it for the 18 hours of staff development credit.  (Go figure!)

My sister, another summer blogger, got tired of the silence on our other blogs and emigrated over to teacherlingo.  Despite her urging, I held on to my old blog, just sure that our old cyber-chums would return.  So far they haven't...  So, here I am at teacherlingo. 

Like any self-respecting English teacher, I like to write and find the blog a perfect vehicle for informal expression. I can usually come up with something interesting, witty, and/or controversial to stimulate conversation.  (Well, except maybe on this particular post.  So far it is pretty hum-drum, wouldn't you say?)

My plan is to post several times a week, hopefully with a little vignette from my teaching experience.  This is my 18th year (18.5 to be precise!), and I find that the world of education provides a myriad of stories for the telling.  And I love to tell stories! 

I'll try not to complain too often, and I promise not to romanticize the classroom experience.  I'll endeavor not to criticize, patronize, plagiarize, or any other"ize" that might rear its ugly head. 

Oh, by the way, I do have a fondness for Seinfeld quotes, the music of the 80's, and general silliness.  That might be something to look forward to -- or maybe reason to run for the hills.  Oh, I love Emerson and Thoreau, too.  You'll find their words peppered here and there, as well.  Let's see, what else?  I've got considerable "numchuck skills, bow-hunting skills, computer hacking skills..." Oops - that's Napoleon Dynamite, not me. 

Well, I don't want to show all of my cards at once, so I'm going to sign off for now.  I hope to hear from some of you before too long...