I am a fool; this much I know for sure.  I dive into everything head first and give everything I have to it without a second thought.  As a result, I get burned and hurt, a lot. 

I am at a point in my life when I no longer have the time, energy, or patience for those who can’t relate.

I am a good teacher.  Too many students have told me so for me not to believe it.

I am meant to live alone; this much I have realized relatively recently, and I’m okay with it.

I am a good father; this much I know more than anything.

Other than those few things, I don’t know much of anything.

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In a couple of weeks, I’ll be heading to Jacksonville, FL for a small convention.  It’s held on Saturday and Sunday in the Hyatt Regency Waterfront, and the images of the hotel on its website are absolutely gorgeous.  The show is relatively small and still fairly new, and there aren’t really any big names attending.  Still, I’m excited about it because it’s an opportunity to spend some time with my children.  I’ll be heading down on Thursday and not coming back until Monday, so it’ll almost be like a vacation.  Hopefully, I’ll sell a few books and expand my reader base a little to help defray some of the expenses, but really, the time with Collin and Finn is all I care about.

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I don’t get to read much for pleasure during school because of the amount of prep time and grading that’s involved, but when I do get to fall into a good book, it rejuvenates me.  Recently, I found an old Lewis Grizzard paperback from 1989.  It’s a collection of his articles from the Atlanta Journal Constitution where he wrote.  The articles are all centered on topics relevent to the 80’s–Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker, Oral Roberts, radon, fiber–they are very clever, and have taken me back to my childhood in a good way.  He was such a funny guy, very insightful, and always able to cut through the crap and get straight to the heart of a debate.  Because of his wit, he was misunderstood by a lot of people.  He offended liberals, conservatives, feminists, bigots, homosexuals, heterosexuals, unsuresexuals, and proponents of more fiber in breakfast cereal.

I’ve enjoyed reading him.  It’s a shame he passed away so young.