2nd Time Around redux

Apparently with the oncoming political changes, I feel a need to blog again. Perhaps it won't be from a point of rage and anger and instead, hope and optimism. Of course, my students would claim that I'm a cynic so who knows what will take place.

I once had an individual blog with essentially the same name, but blogger has blocked my access to it, which it probably for the best we're back. Likewise, I was a guest posted with the late Melanie Mattson at Just a Bump on the Beltway. Sadly, there doesn't appear to be a compilation of the posts from that site which is a shame. Melanie was a generous and kind person who didn't tolerate fools and had an astonishing amount of patience with visitors and more amazing cooking tips than anyone should.

Melanie would be very excited though a bit skeptical of the Obama movement, hoping that they would fulfill the promises and dreams that many progressives/liberals/Wow that Bush is a real @!#^ people want. Perhaps one of the goals of the current events part of this blog will be to hold them accountable, in some small way.

I will also have many comments on the misadventures of raising 5 year old twins, teaching high school, and trying to remain sane while the world around us isn't. I have no idea what will dominate this blog... it depends on what you the audience want.

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