last update july 30th

that's almost funny. not that i've been consistent with much in the realm of writing. I've been trying to detemine how many times I can get sick or is that how many kinds of germs do kindergarten students harbor and can I catch them all? So the new life of a teacher has been rough rough though in recent weeks a little better. Making clay pots and reading has kept me centered a bit, as well as beer and buying plants. So hopefully I can sell off some of my stock before it really begins to get cold. I went to Belton, TX to take an exam which I don't think I passed. This is a little town half way to Waco, yes Waco. There was a lovely stretch of the old fashioned telephone lines with those blue glass insulators on top. I felt the pull to snatch them off, but did not. Instead I bought these from Ebay for a whopping 99 cents.

I got an update about the city my wife and I visited this summer which included nothing short of a federal invasion to disperse protesting teachers. I can attest to their calm and peaceful nature while I was there, much more fortunate than those who have been killed.
The weather has finally become cool and overcast which is my favorite for a while. It is November 3rd by the way. more later.