Voting

Tomorrow, my state of North Carolina is part of Super Tuesday. I'm having existential angst over my vote this time that I've never felt before -- it's like I'm worried that I'll make the wrong choice. My preference is to vote for Warren just because she's the most qualified. Her tag-line of I-Have-A-Plan-For-That just reiterates that there is no plan for anything in the current administration. I'm not sure I felt scared during the 9/11 time with President Bush, even though he wasn't who I had supported in the 2000 election.

However, the angst is totally there now --and we haven't been attacked by terrorists.

On the other hand, Joe Biden is the "safe" choice --even though I'm listening to Bloomberg's deputy on the news talk about how much better he would be. Sorry, but I'm not buying that one. Dude isn't a Democrat. Biden has been a favorite of mine for many years as I've taken more interest in the political world. The problem? He's a white dude.

Now, there's nothing wrong with that (cue Jerry Seinfeld's funny line here)...but the Democrats started off with the most diverse group of politicians in history. And all that's left is white people. Isn't that wrong on some level? What do I tell my students who aren't white about how they might impact their communities?

My conundrum remains...do I choose Mom or Dad??? haha....horrible way to look at life right now, but that's how it feels.

How are others dealing with the ideas of voting or talking to your students (and family) about this major decision?

SOLSC #1: Let's Get Started

I'm not sure why I've waited so long to get back to this community. Some Tuesdays, I have my tenth graders write a SOL, and I tell myself to update my blog with my own Slice...but then life happens.

Today's slice is about my love for The Office. I can't not watch this show when it's on...and today, the episode where Ryan comes back to introduce the employees to the new technology (Blackberry and GPS) is one of my favorites.

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 Good grief...I absolutely die laughing every single time I watch this. I remember the night this actually aired. My son and I were watching - he may have been 15 at the time. But the more I thought about getting him a GPS when he got his license, the more I was convinced that he would be just like Michael and not keep his wits about him. Like, he'd let the tech take over and not pay attention to where the computer took him.

It did take him several months to figure out how to drive and pay attention to the GPS, but he finally got it. And, luckily, he's never driven into a lake!