So, how’s the NaBloPoMo going? Is your MoJo still going? I’ll tell you what. When Mrs. Kennedy came up with this brainchild I was excited and I’m so happy to see some folks doing it along with me. I find my writing tends to speak more toward the ‘audience’ than normal. Remember the other day when I forced you to de-lurk? Yeah. Well, I got that all mixed up. It wasn’t until the 21st apparently. Don’t you want to SLAP me?
Here. I’ll make it up to you.Â
In writing for 24 days in a row and finding out that it’s not so much work as it is commitment I’ve also gotten questions in comments that I’ve been really bad about answering. BUT, I do end up answering them in e-mails to people. Now, that? I’m pretty good about doing.Â
One of my favorite things to read in Time each week when it comes delivered to my house is to read about the celebrities or political figures or writers and the 10 questions section. This last week it was about Zac Efron and let’s face it: I’m no superfan when it comes to him, but I still learned a lot about him in reading the answers he provided. Since I’m doing all this talking to you I thought I’d take the lazy way out give readers a treat and allow questions. Because if that isn’t the easiest way out I don’t know what is! Except writing lists!
Let’s do this thing. I’ll pick ten questions and then that will be my post tomorrow. I’ll answer questions and write them as they come to me. If it gets out of hand someone will have to throw out the Safe Word. That word is SANITY. Because after 24 days of writing, I’m pretty short on that.
Ready? Set? Hey! Are you ready? OK. Let’s GO. No slapping.
How do you define happiness?
How do you survive the ever changing face of education?
It seems to change almost hourly lately.
What coffees are you drinking these days? You once wrote each day what coffee you had and that always put a smile on my face.
What is the worst part about being an assistant principal?
Can you defend your support of the horribly mundane and boring NPR station in less than fifty words, without using the words “culture”, “stimulating”, or “the”?
What’s the one thing that you would most like to accomplish in your lifetime?
What do you see happening in today’s school system that makes you happy? We always hear the negatives (budget cuts, test score declies) – is there anything happening that you like?
What do I have to do to get your mother to adopt me?
Why is it that when someone is referred to as a ‘scrooge,’ the implication is that the person is greedy and heartless? Didn’t Scrooge in fact find redemption at the end of A Christmas Carol and become a person committed to helping others and celebrating the holiday? What does that mean regarding societal attitudes towards forgiveness and redemption?
It’s often the littlest things – like having the right sized purse for school – that can give us the happiest moments. Can you talk about some little things – small favors or kind remarks or anay such thing – that have given you some of your happiest moments?
You said you were short on questions (and you know me, I always have PLENTY of questions), so here goes:
What first draws you to a book?
When where you last surprised by a book and why?
Almost all families have recipes that have special meaning to them. What one dish/recipe/story is one of your family favorites?
What’s on your current 10 song desert island list and why?
K. Bye. (And happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.)
What is the meaning of life?
Oh, Jeannette. What kind of geek would I be if I didn’t say:
TWENTY FOUR!