Thursday mid-morning. Thoughts before I take a nose-dive into transcripts and classroom analysis:

1. I FINALLY finished that blue "full-value" V2 route yesterday. How long have I been working on it? More than 2 weeks now? Probably my most dedicated project so far...

2. Why is lunch time 12pm? I either eat breakfast at 6am or 10am, so I'm either ready for lunch at 11am or 3pm. Hmm...

3. Driving around in a new model Honda Odyssey with 3 car seats, Elmo, 2 sun shades (that become opaque vision shades in conjunction with polarized sunglasses), and hints of an awkward smell that you don't want to consider identifying. Interesting glimpse into what life could be like 10 yrs from now? 15 yrs from now? (i.e. the Bottle Rocket 50 yr plan)

4. When do we take the time to let people know that we appreciate them and how they've impacted our lives? And when we do want to, how do we do it?

The continually thought-provoking yet unanswerable (in my case) question: Where do you get your strength from?